A Certain Age

By Lynne Truss

Book Overview

From the bestselling author of 'Eats Shoots & Leaves', a wonderfully funny collection of twelve monologues.

In the tradition of Alan Bennett's 'Talking Heads' come Lynne Truss's twelve bittersweet tales about love, romance, friendship and family. Her six men and six women each have very different stories to tell, ranging from the wife who feels better when her husband disappears to the pedant who undergoes a TV makeover and the swimmer who can't escape the shadow of her sister...but all are funny, touching and as beautifully observed as would be expected from the bestselling author. Whether describing fathers and daughters, married men, cat-lovers or 'other women', she is always brilliantly perceptive.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0007355246
• ISBN13: 9780007355242
• Release Date: February 2010
• Publisher: Fourth Estate
• Length: 210 Pages
• Weight: 0.42 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 5.1" x 7.8"

Customer Reviews

Unexpectedly brilliant

I read the book but couldn't find on [...] to review. Never would have chosen this, but glad was passed along by a friend. The stories are poignant, sad, funny and deceptively thought provoking. Don't get scared, not in a you need to join Kabala kind of way, but does make you think about how you act, how your actions affect and to think nothing other than, this is a good story. Take the time, it's worth it.