How to Survive Christmas (eBook)

The hilariously funny guide to surviving the festive holiday season from the Sunday Times bestselling author of Rivals

Jilly Cooper (Autor)

eBook Download: EPUB

2010 | 1. Auflage
176 Seiten
Transworld (Verlag)
978-1-4090-3209-0 (ISBN)

Infos

Christmas is looming. Will your mother-in-law present you with yet another hideous jersey this year? How are you going to cope with Granny's peke or the undesirable in-laws? Has the row about where to spend the holiday already started, and it's only August?Jilly Cooper has the answer to everything. Whether you should seek refuge in the cooking sherry or suggest a wholesome family walk, Jilly offers, in her own irrepressible style, sound but often hilarious advice about how to get through the roller-coaster ride we call Christmas.With the help of the perfect Christmas family -- Scarlett O'Aga, the Xmasochistic housewife, her wayward husband Noel, his seductive mistress Ms Stress, their four delightful children Holly, Robin, Carol and Nicholas, and their dog Difficult Patch, we learn how to survive this most demanding of occasions.

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The laugh-out-loud funny guide to surviving the Christmas season from the Sunday Times bestselling author of Rivals.'A magnificent storyteller' Guardian'Few writers have brought such joy to the nation' Harper's Bazaar Jilly Cooper's non-fiction is just as entertaining as her novels Pandora Sykes Being prepared is the secret to a more harmonious Christmas. If Joseph had booked a room in advance, Jesus would not have been born in a stable. Christmas is looming. Will your mother-in-law present you with yet another hideous jersey this year? How are you going to cope with Granny's dog or the ghastly in-laws? Has the row about where to spend the holiday already started, though summer is not yet a distant memory?Never fear: Jilly Cooper has the answer to everything.Whether you should seek refuge in the cooking sherry or suggest a wholesome family walk, Jilly offers sound but often hilarious advice about how to get through the roller-coaster ride that is the festive season.Praise for the legendary Jilly Cooper:'Cooper was a master at serving relatability [...]. She majored on joy, pleasure, tenderness, and romance' The Standard'There is no one else like Cooper' Guardian'The queen of glamorous escapism' Woman & Home'The funniest and sharpest writer there is' Jenny Colgan, bestselling author of The Christmas Bookshop'Jilly Cooper is the very best' Daily Mail'Hilarious, witty, wise, astute [and] flawlessly entertaining' Helen Fielding, bestselling author of Bridget Jones s Diary Jilly is a genius Clare Pooley, bestselling author of The Authenticity Project No one else can make me laugh and cry, sometimes at the same time, quite like Jilly Cooper Gill Sims, bestselling author of Why Mummy DrinksJilly Cooper, Sunday Times bestseller, May 2024

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 23.12.2010
• Sprache: englisch
• Themenwelt: Literatur ► Comic / Humor / Manga ► Humor / Satire
• Themenwelt: Literatur ► Romane / Erzählungen
• ISBN-10: 1-4090-3209-4 / 1409032094
• ISBN-13: 978-1-4090-3209-0 / 9781409032090