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A SUNDAY TIMES NUMBER ONE BESTSELLER___________________________The hilarious and heartwarming memoir from one of Britain's best-loved comedians and Women's Prize longlisted author, Dawn French.Dawn French is one of the greatest comedians of our time with a career that has spanned nearly four decades. Loved for her irreverent humour, Dawn has achieved massive mainstream success while continuing to push boundaries and challenge stereotypes. Here, she describes the journey that would eventually establish her as a perhaps unlikely, but nevertheless genuine, national treasure. As part of the much loved duo French and Saunders, Dawn helped create a repertoire of brilliantly observed characters, impersonating everything from Madonna and Harry Potter to The Exorcist. Dawn's iconic role in the Vicar of Dibley showcased not only her talent but also her ability to take a controversial and topical issue and make it mainstream - and very funny.From her early years as an RAF child and her flat-sharing antics with Jennifer Saunders, to her outspoken views on sizism and her marriage to Lenny Henry, Dear Fatty chronicles the extraordinary and hilarious rise of a complex, dynamic and unstoppable woman.

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'A mellow, gentle read with a lot of words of wisdom' IndependentLet Dawn French guide you through the year with her witty and wise seasonal insights. __________Me You: Not A Diary is a pocket diary without the diary part. Or the pocket. It includes everything you loved about the original but without the calendar pages. To keep a working diary alongside Dawn, we recommend the hardback edition of Me You: A Diary. Me You is a place for me and you to reflect on the patterns and changes of the year. It's full of my thoughts about the seasons, the months and what matters. It's your guide to reflecting on the year you've just had - or the one still to come. Dive in, the paper's lovely . . ._________ 'A witty outlook on life. This will have you laughing about your year' Prima 'It's beautiful, like Dawn, and stuffed full of goodies' Jo Brand

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Read The Twat Files and be one of the first to discover the truth behind the many, many times Dawn French has been a complete twat over the last sixty years.Charming and funny. A good reminder that nobody''s perfect and why would you want to be anyway?' Independent Great fun and highly-entertaining' The Times----When I was younger I wanted to be an interesting, sophisticated, semi-heroic, multi-layered person. But being an actual twat is much more the real me. In The Twat Files I will tell you about all the times I''ve been a total and utter twat. The moments where I''ve misunderstood stuff and messed up. In my life these have been key because mistakes tell us about ourselves and others. They are hilarious and expose our flaws. They are gloriously human. My hope is that these stories remind you of just what a massive twat you also are . . . ---

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The moving and life-affirming bestseller, perfect for anyone who loves unforgettable storiesLONGLISTED FOR THE WOMEN'S PRIZE FOR FICTION AND A RICHARD & JUDY BOOK CLUB PICK 'I absolutely loved Because of You. Fantastic, passionate, compassionate, so much wisdom, a lot of humour, very real and credible' BERNARDINE EVARISTO, Booker Prize-winning author of Girl, Woman, Other 'Gorgeous . . . wise and full of love' MARIAN KEYES __________Tick-tock, tick-tock, tick-tock . . . midnight.As the old millennium turns into the new, two very different women give birth to two very similar daughters. Hope leaves with a beautiful baby girl. Anna leaves with empty arms. Seventeen years later, the truth of that night starts rolling, terrible and deep, toward them all. A reckoning is coming. Lives will collide.And mother-love will be tested . . .Because Of You is Dawn French's stunning new novel, told with her signature humour, warmth and so much love.__________ 'An extraordinary book - sad, heartening, gripping and reassuringly human' JO BRAND 'The final scenes are so perfectly executed they almost broke my heart. Because of You is a story to cherish' Sunday Times 'French manages to pick your heart up with the nib of her pen and slowly pull it apart, heart-wrenchingly, page by page . . . A true writing talent' My Weekly 'Dawn French is a wonderful writer' Daily Mail 'Moving . . . French's best yet' Good Housekeeping 'Dawn tackles the big ones - love, death, grief, childhood, motherhood, parenthood - head on' Guardian

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It's the start of a new year, so why not record your thoughts alongside Dawn's warm and witty observations. It's a brilliant way to pay-attention to and remember the days you're living through . . .'Beautiful, like Dawn, and stuffed full of goodies' JO BRAND 'Start a journal alongside Dawn's witty outlook on life. This will have you laughing about your year' PRIMA 'This book is inspired!!!' NADIYA HUSSAIN_________Take a lovely ramble through the year together with Dawn. Think of it as Dawn's diary, personalised by you . . . perfection. I can't count the amount of diaries I have crammed full with entries in January, that then fizzle out as the other months pile in.One of my teenage diaries has fulsome fizzing reports of every single conversation, thought and feeling about every friend, every crush, every meal, every argument until mid-March, when the entry on the 18th simply reads, 'Washed hair.' Thank god, this isn't that.This book is a way for us to tell the story of a year together. Feel free to write your appointments in it, lists, thoughts and reminders of, say, who to kill, and when, and in what order. But I've also written about age and life as I see it, through the seasons and the months, and I've added some places for you to join me in some fun and some thinking.By the end of the year, I am hoping you will have a fatter, scruffier book that is written by me but totally personalised by you. Come on in. The paper is lovely . . . AND . . . importantly, Me. You: A Diary comes with a practical elastic strap to keep all of your papers safe, with a pocket in the back for storing those special momentoes.

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The hilarious no. 1 bestseller by comedian and author of According to Yes and Oh Dear SylviaEveryone hates the perfect family.So you'll love the Battles.Meet Mo Battle, about to turn 50 and mum to two helpless, hormonal teenagers. There's 17-year-old daughter Dora who blames Mo for, like, EVERYTHING and Peter who believes he's quite simply as darling and marvellous as his hero Oscar Wilde. Somewhere, keeping quiet, is Dad . . . who's just, well . . . Dad.However, Mo is having a crisis. She's about to do something unusually wild and selfish, which will leave the entire family teetering on the edge of a precipice. Will the family fall?Or will they, when it really matters, be there for each other?A Tiny Bit Marvellous is the number one bestselling novel from one of Britain's favourite comic writers. Praise for A Tiny Bit Marvellous:'Funny, really enjoyable, highly recommended. A wonderful writer - witty, wise, poignant' Wendy Holden'A fantastic slam-dunk pageturner. Funny, enriching . . . page after page I laughed out loud' Mail on Sunday'Beautifully observed. Makes you laugh on every page' The Times'A brilliantly observed, very funny novel of family life' Woman and Home

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Discover the gloriously heartwarming and funny novel from No. 1 bestselling author of Women's Prize shortlisted Richard & Judy pick BECAUSE OF YOU, Dawn French'A wonderful writer - witty, wise, poignant' DAILY MAIL'Hilarious. My top book' THE TIMES__________Everyone knows the real Silvia, don't they?Silvia Shute lies in hospital in a coma.Family and friends gather at her bedside, each thinking they know the real Silvia. But do they?For Silvia hides a secret. One she can never tell. And as her visitors congregate, so the truth about Silvia is slowly revealed.Again, and again and again . . .__________PRAISE FOR DAWN FRENCH:'Fantastic, passionate, compassionate, so much wisdom, a lot of humour, very real and credible' BERNARDINE EVARISTO'I adored it. So charming, wise and brilliantly written' MARIAN KEYES'Think the Vicar of Dibley, without the dog collar' INDEPENDENT'Dawn tackles the big ones - love, death, grief, childhood, motherhood, parenthood - head on' GUARDIAN'A fantastic slam-dunk pageturner. Funny, enriching . . . page after page I laughed out loud' MAIL ON SUNDAY'A hilarious snapshot of family life in the twenty-first century' SUNDAY TIMES'Extremely funny' SUNDAY TIMES'Side-splitting, darkly humorous' HEAT'Makes you laugh on every page' THE TIMES'A brilliantly observed, very funny novel of family life' WOMAN & HOME'Funny, really enjoyable, highly recommended' DAILY MAIL

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Brought to you by Penguin.Dawn French, number one bestselling author and comedian, returns with her joyously funny, heart-warming new novel.Dawn French is back with a gloriously funny, completely irresistible, and beautifully written novel. Prepare to laugh, cry and everything in-between in another unputdownable instalment from one of the world's best loved comedians and authors.© Dawn French 2020 (P) Penguin Audio 2020

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IF YOU LOVE DAWN, YOU'LL LOVE HEARING ABOUT ALL THE TIMES SHE'S BEEN A COMPLETE TWAT . . .When I was younger I wanted to be an interesting, sophisticated, semi-heroic, multi-layered person.BUT.That kind of perfect is impossible. Being an actual twat is much more the real me. Sorry to boast, but I am a champion twat.In The Twat Files I will tell you about all the times I've been a total and utter twat. The moments where I've misunderstood stuff and messed up. In my life these have been key because:Mistakes tell us about ourselves.Mistakes tell us about others.Mistakes are hilarious.Mistakes expose our flaws.Mistakes show us ourselves honestly.Mistakes are gloriously human.My hope is that these stories might fire up yer engines to remind you of just what a massive twat you also are.Let's celebrate and revel in this most delightful of traits together.That would be perfectly twatty.'This woman is a national treasure' Mail on Sunday'Dawn French is a wonderful writer' Daily Mail

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Discover the joyously funny and charming novel from Dawn French, number one bestselling author of A Tiny Bit Marvellous and Oh Dear Silvia'I adored it. So charming, wise and brilliantly written' MARIAN KEYES'Think the Vicar of Dibley, without the dog collar. YES YES YES indeed' IndependentThe Foreign Land of the Very Wealthy - otherwise known as Manhattan's Upper East Side - has its own rigid code of behaviour. It's a code strictly adhered to by the Wilder-Bingham family.Emotional displays - unacceptable.Unruly behaviour - definitely not welcome.Fun - no thanks.This is Glenn Wilder-Bingham's kingdom. A beautifully displayed, impeccably edited fortress of restraint.So when Rosie Kitto, an eccentric thirty-eight-year-old primary school teacher from England, bounces into their lives with a secret sorrow and a heart as big as the city, nobody realises that she hasn't read the rule book.Because after a lifetime of saying no, what happens when everyone decides to start saying . . . yes?'There is lots of fun to be had reading this book. It's impossible not to warm to Rosie. There's something quite joyous about the way she unashamedly romps her way through the novel, changing the lives of those around her for the better' ExpressPraise for Dawn French:'A fantastic slam-dunk pageturner. Funny, enriching . . . page after page I laughed out loud' Mail on Sunday'A hilarious snapshot of family life in the twenty-first century' Sunday Express'Extremely funny' Sunday Times'Dawn tackles the big ones - love, death, grief, childhood, motherhood, parenthood - head on' Guardian'Makes you laugh on every page' The Times'A brilliantly observed, very funny novel of family life' Woman and Home'Funny, really enjoyable, highly recommended. A wonderful writer - witty, wise, poignant' Daily Mail

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