{"product_id":"stibbe-n-reasons-to-be-cheerful-9780241974988","title":"Stibbe N Reasons to be Cheerful","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eLizzie Vogel''s story continues in\u003ci\u003e Reasons to be Cheerful, \u003c\/i\u003ethe brilliantly comic sequel to Nina Stibbe''s hilarious books \u003ci\u003eMan at the Helm \u003c\/i\u003eand\u003ci\u003e Paradise Lodge.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWINNER OF THE BOLLINGER EVERYMAN WODEHOUSE PRIZE FOR COMIC FICTION \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWINNER OF THE COMEDY WOMEN IN PRINT PRIZE\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e''I read all of \u003ci\u003eReasons To Be Cheerful\u003c\/i\u003e in one glorious gulp'' \u003c\/b\u003eCAITLIN MORAN\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e*****\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Teenager Lizzie Vogel has a new job as a dental assistant. This is not as glamorous as it sounds. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAt least it means mostly getting away from her alcoholic, nymphomaniacal, novel-writing mother. But, if Lizzie thinks being independent means sex with her boyfriend (he prefers bird-watching), strict boundaries (her boss keeps using \u003ci\u003eher\u003c\/i\u003e loo) or self-respect (surely only actual athletes get fungal foot infections?) she''s still got a lot more growing up to do.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFrom the bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eLove, Nina \u003c\/i\u003ecomes a brilliantly funny and heartbreaking story of growing up and finding the independence you might not actually want . . .\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e*****\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e''Funny, charming, odd-in-the-best-way and gorgeously uplifting! A delight from start to finish'' \u003c\/b\u003eMARIAN KEYES\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e ''Pitch perfect vintage comedy'' \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003eGUARDIAN \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e''Lives up to its title''\u003c\/b\u003e \u003ci\u003eSUNDAY TIMES\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e''Joyful. Stibbe''s comedy probes what it means to become an adult''\u003c\/b\u003e \u003ci\u003eDAILY TELEGRAPH\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e''Loved it! I so love Lizzie. She is brave and kind and funny and totally original'' \u003c\/b\u003eKATIE FFORDE\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e ''Comedy gold . . . \u003ci\u003eReasons To Be Cheerful\u003c\/i\u003e is just the read you need right now'' \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003eSTYLIST\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e''Nina Stibbe is an author of such effortless wit that she could turn a shopping list into a bestseller'' \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003eWOMEN AND HOME\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eNINA STIBBE''S NEW NOVEL \u003ci\u003eONE DAY I SHALL ASTONISH THE WORLD\u003c\/i\u003e IS AVAILABLE NOW\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePitch perfect vintage comedy\u003c\/b\u003e * Guardian *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLives up to its title\u003c\/b\u003e * Sunday Times *\u003cbr\u003eMy friends, you will UTTERLY ADORE Nina Stibbe's latest novel \u003ci\u003eReasons To Be Cheerful . . .\u003c\/i\u003eIt is SO SO funny, charming, odd-in-the-best-way and gorgeously uplifting! \u003cb\u003eA delight from start to finish\u003c\/b\u003e -- Marian Keyes\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eStibbe's comedy probes what it means to become an adult\u003c\/b\u003e, and how we form our financial, sexual, moral and political selves\u003c\/p\u003e * Daily Telegraph *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSo dense with amusing detail \u003c\/b\u003ethat I thought about \u003cb\u003eholding the book upside down to see if any extra funny bits might spill\u003c\/b\u003e from the creases between the page * New York Times *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eI read all of \u003ci\u003eReasons To Be Cheerful\u003c\/i\u003e last night in one GLORIOUS gulp\u003c\/b\u003e and it's SUCH a joy - Nina Stibbe turns out more perfect, sharp, unique sentences than anyone else in the game.\u003cb\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eIt just CARTWHEELS\u003c\/b\u003e -- Caitlin Moran\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eIf you loved Adrian Mole you'll adore Lizzie Vogel \u003c\/b\u003e. . .\u003cb\u003e \u003c\/b\u003equirky and witty, it also packs an emotional punch * Sun *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eComedy gold\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e . . . Reasons To Be Cheerful\u003c\/i\u003e is \u003cb\u003ejust the read you need right now\u003c\/b\u003e, seamlessly \u003cb\u003eweaving together the big themes of life with charm and warmth\u003c\/b\u003e * Stylist *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eReasons to be Cheerful\u003c\/i\u003e's tone  has been compared to Sue Townsend's but I could haul in Alan Bennett, Barbara Pym and even Jane Austen \u003c\/b\u003e . . . she writes brilliantly * The Times *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe true heir to Sue Townsend\u003c\/b\u003e -- Caitlin Moran\u003cbr\u003eFull of comedy, but with moving themes of loss and grief, it's \u003cb\u003ean utterly charming coming of age story. A reason to be cheerful indeed\u003c\/b\u003e * Sunday Mirror *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eA joyfully meandering, episodic novel that probes what it means to become an adult\u003c\/b\u003e * Daily Telegraph *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eVery few writers can find the delicate balance between heartbreak and hilarity like Nina Stibbe\u003c\/b\u003e * Red Magazine *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eThis made me laugh and broke my heart\u003c\/b\u003e, it's a gorgeous, profound, tender book about growing up and discovering that other humans are charming, obnoxious, enlightening and odd. I think \u003cb\u003eStibbe is one of the all time greats\u003c\/b\u003e -- Daisy Buchanan\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFunny, charming, odd-in-the-best-way and gorgeously uplifting! A delight from start to finish\u003c\/b\u003e -- Marian Keyes\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Nina Stibbe is an author of such effortless wit that she could turn a shopping list into a bestseller'\u003c\/b\u003e -- Isabelle Broom * Women and Home *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLoved it! I so love Lizzie.  She is brave and kind and funny and totally original . . . I couldn't have liked it more (as I think Noel Coward said.)\u003c\/b\u003e -- Katie Fforde\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eA wonderfully funny novel . . . 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