Nobody Loves a Ginger Baby
by Laura Marney
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"Everybody's on anti-depressants. They're all suffering from Post Romantic Stress Disorder. Not being happy all the time makes them unhappy and stressed. Nowadays, not being happy is deeply unfashionable and therefore quite intolerable, and so everybody's (secretly) on the happy pills. Bertha chucks Donnie who goes out with Daphne and begs her not to chuck him but then he chucks her and returns to Bertha who inevitably chucks him again. Carol has uninhibited sex which ends with her panty show more liner stuck to the bottom of someone's shoe. Donnie, after a mystery bite in a Third World country, thinks he's incubating a nest of spiders up his bum. Daphne gets fat. She makes soup all the time and wonders if Woolworths sell a hosepipe to fit a Vauxhall Vectra. Pierce is a fat balding womaniser whose only steady relationship is with a cup at the sperm bank. He's the only one not on anti-depressants, and he's the hero. But it's not all sniffles and tears. After a few undignified deaths and some life-affirming events it all ends cheerily enough with Pierce saving the day and everybody taking a metaphorical shake to themselves." show lessTags
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Both my OH and my daughter have red hair so I felt compelled to read this book - expecting a rant against redheads I was pleasantly surprised.
I really liked this book it was believable, dry, funny and sad. I dont remember the last time I actually laughed out loud while reading a book but just thinking about Donnie on the cruise still starts me off laughing!
There is some adult content in this book - one incident in particular goes into a bit too much detail. This didnt bother me but has made me a wee bit concerned about lending it to my M-I-L who wants to read it as she has had 3 ginger baby's - think I will have to give her a warning.
The author is scottish and quite a bit of the dialogue might need a second glance if your not show more scottish but nothing that isnt easily understood.
Having previously read 'No Wonder I Take a Drink' by Ms Marney, which was ok but nothing outstanding, I was apprehensive about Ginger Baby. But all in all a great book, I would heartily recommend it to anyone wanting a laugh. show less
I really liked this book it was believable, dry, funny and sad. I dont remember the last time I actually laughed out loud while reading a book but just thinking about Donnie on the cruise still starts me off laughing!
There is some adult content in this book - one incident in particular goes into a bit too much detail. This didnt bother me but has made me a wee bit concerned about lending it to my M-I-L who wants to read it as she has had 3 ginger baby's - think I will have to give her a warning.
The author is scottish and quite a bit of the dialogue might need a second glance if your not show more scottish but nothing that isnt easily understood.
Having previously read 'No Wonder I Take a Drink' by Ms Marney, which was ok but nothing outstanding, I was apprehensive about Ginger Baby. But all in all a great book, I would heartily recommend it to anyone wanting a laugh. show less
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