{"product_id":"my-turn-to-make-the-tea-9780349015996","title":"My Turn to Make the Tea","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eINTRODUCED BY LISSA EVANS\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e''I envy anyone yet to discover the joy of Monica Dickens. She''s beady eyed, big hearted and blissfully funny'' NINA STIBBE \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e''Wherever her eye falls, it finds the exact, significant detail, and her ear for dialogue is unerring'' \u003ci\u003eOBSERVER\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e''Monica''s naked curiosity and general bolshiness are easy to identify with'' LISSA EVANS \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003ePoppy, newly recruited cub reporter at the \u003ci\u003eDowningham Post\u003c\/i\u003e, is determined to prove to the editor that he''s wrong in his belief that ''Women are a nuisance in the office''. He certainly doesn''t think she''s a nuisance when it''s time for the tea round - a job which never fails to fall to the only female reporter.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWhat Poppy lacks in experience, she makes up for in spirit and ambition. She''ll make the \u003ci\u003eDowningham Post\u003c\/i\u003e the best regional newspaper there is - even if she occasionally gets the names wrong in court hearings. Life for a single professional woma\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWherever her eye falls, it finds the exact, significant detail, and her ear for dialogue is unerring * Observer *\u003cbr\u003eI envy anyone yet to discover the joy of Monica Dickens. She's\u003cb\u003e beady eyed\u003c\/b\u003e, \u003cb\u003ebig hearted\u003c\/b\u003e and \u003cb\u003eblissfully funny\u003c\/b\u003e -- Nina Stibbe\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eOne of the most affectionate and humorous observers of the English scene\u003c\/b\u003e, particularly of the pretensions of genteel suburban life, that we have. Not only this, but she can always tell a good story -- John Betjeman\u003cbr\u003eMonica Dickens is an author who \u003cb\u003eneeds to be rediscovered in a modern age \u003c\/b\u003e -- Jacqui Howchin * Hunts Post *\u003cbr\u003eMonica's naked curiosity and general bolshiness are easy to identify with, and as a narrator she always tells us what we're longing to know - it's like listening to a friend's anecdote, and egging them on -- Lissa Evans\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Little, Brown Book Group","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47833036751191,"sku":"9780349015996","price":9.49,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780349015996.jpg?v=1710341037","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/my-turn-to-make-the-tea-9780349015996","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}