{"product_id":"life-love-and-the-archers-9781444795387","title":"Life Love and The Archers","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eA book for anyone who's ever fallen in love, tried to give up smoking, or consoled themselves that they'll never be \u003ci\u003equite\u003c\/i\u003e as old as Mick Jagger.\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'funny, fearless and unflinchingly truthful'\u003c\/b\u003e \u003ci\u003eTimes Literary Supplement\u003c\/i\u003e - Books of the Years 2014\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'thought-provoking and inspiring'\u003c\/b\u003e \u003ci\u003eIndependent on Sunday\u003c\/i\u003e - Books of the Year 2014\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003efunny, fearless and unflinchingly truthful\u003c\/b\u003e * Times Literary Supplement - Books of the Years 2014 *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ethought-provoking and inspiring\u003c\/b\u003e * Independent on Sunday - Books of the Year 2014 *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003edelightful\u003c\/b\u003e... Behind her fluid style and droll wit emerges a woman who was in analysis five times a week for ten years, and who wondered what she was doing wrong when she read about single women enjoying their freedom with the company of supportive friends. \u003cb\u003eA marvellously honest and entertaining compilation of her wonderful writing\u003c\/b\u003e. * Daily Mail (Must Reads) *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eentertaining and moving\u003c\/b\u003e, with appeal far beyond stalwart Cope fans... \u003ci\u003eLife, Love and The Archers \u003c\/i\u003ebegins poignantly with hints of humour ... with \u003cb\u003ethe final section prompting several mortifying laugh-out-loud-on-public-transport incidents\u003c\/b\u003e * Independent on Sunday *\u003cbr\u003eThis anthology of prose from Britain's best-loved poet is \u003cb\u003ewonderful\u003c\/b\u003e, \u003cb\u003ewistful and has some wisecracking one-liners\u003c\/b\u003e * Tatler *\u003cbr\u003eThis collection of her prose \u003cb\u003ereveals a more serious Wendy Cope\u003c\/b\u003e... What holds the book together is \u003cb\u003ean unflinching honesty\u003c\/b\u003e - about her depression, her finances, her love life. And, most of all, about poetry... Cope's truth-telling about her own life may disturb some admirers, but the occasional bleakness is warmed and illuminated by \u003cb\u003eshafts of comic sunlight\u003c\/b\u003e... \u003cb\u003eIs it any wonder that so many of us love her?\u003c\/b\u003e -- Francis Wheen * Mail on Sunday *\u003cbr\u003eA \u003cb\u003ewonderful \u003c\/b\u003emix of poet Wendy Cope's prose, uncovered from the archives of The British Library. Find hidden gems such as extracts from an abandoned memoir and unpublished essays Billy Graham, smoking addiction and more. The book also comprises published prose, including a hilarious collection of TV reviews written for the Spectator in the 80s. \u003cb\u003ePerfect to dip into over the holidays\u003c\/b\u003e. * Mumsnet *\u003cbr\u003eIn the end, as she says ruefully, \"What will survive of us will be quoted out of context.\" But at least \u003cb\u003eWendy Cope will be quoted with delight\u003c\/b\u003e * The Times *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ea sort of autobiography in fragments\u003c\/b\u003e. She is as \u003cb\u003euncompromising here in her insistence on telling the truth\u003c\/b\u003e; the honesty about her love life that marks her poetry finds a corresponding honesty about the practical business of life... \u003cb\u003eIt is remarkable how much Cope writes, often to comic effect, about time-killing pursuits which free us of anxiety\u003c\/b\u003e - darts, sudoku, comfort eating, even, as the book's title suggests, listening to the \u003ci\u003eArchers\u003c\/i\u003e. * Times Literary Supplement *\u003cbr\u003eHer writing is \u003cb\u003ealways witty and insightful\u003c\/b\u003e * Good Housekeeping - Best non-fiction book of the month, December 2014 *\u003cbr\u003ePoet Wendy Cope's first book of prose is \u003cb\u003elike an extended conversation with an old friend\u003c\/b\u003e. \u003cb\u003eYou find a huge amount in common, laugh every five minutes, enjoy a good moan and end up counting your blessings\u003c\/b\u003e; not least among them the joyous fact that \"we'll never be as old as Mick Jagger\"... \u003cb\u003eIrreverent\u003c\/b\u003e, \u003cb\u003esensible\u003c\/b\u003e, with a keen eye for the absurd and the pretentious, \u003cb\u003eCope is a boon companion\u003c\/b\u003e * The Oldie *\u003cbr\u003eThe \u003cb\u003eno-nonsense honesty\u003c\/b\u003e, \u003cb\u003esharp insight\u003c\/b\u003e and \u003cb\u003ehumour \u003c\/b\u003eof her poetry are evident in her prose too, as is the deceptive simplicity of her language: \u003cb\u003enever overwrought, it has a thoughtful precision and unselfconscious elegance\u003c\/b\u003e... The writer's life ... is portrayed with her \u003cb\u003esignature blend of self-deprecation and wit\u003c\/b\u003e * The Lady *\u003cbr\u003eIt is, very often, \u003cb\u003ewonderful\u003c\/b\u003e... the latter parts of this book are \u003cb\u003ejoyous\u003c\/b\u003e * The Tablet *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eA pleasure to read\u003c\/b\u003e. The writing is \u003cb\u003ecrisp and to the point\u003c\/b\u003e, \u003cb\u003eeloquent but not flowery\u003c\/b\u003e. Cope never patronises her readers: she trusts them to understand, to think about what she is saying: the pieces are \u003cb\u003ethought-provoking and genuinely relevant in today's world\u003c\/b\u003e. * Bookbag *\u003cbr\u003e[A] \u003cb\u003ehighly enjoyable\u003c\/b\u003e collection . . . Cope fans and poetry lovers will find much to relish here, as will the general reader * The Good Book Guide *","brand":"John Murray Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48739257712983,"sku":"9781444795387","price":9.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781444795387.jpg?v=1720051661","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/life-love-and-the-archers-9781444795387","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}