Resultaten voor 'david nobbs'

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  1. Going Gently
    1. David Nobbs

    Going Gently

    But Kate's journey through the twentieth century is also a search for the truth - about life, death, and which of her three sons murdered her fifth husband.This is a novel rich in memorable characters, from Kate's narrow but loving Welsh family to the wild members of an artists' colony in Cornwall;

    € 23,50
  2. The Itinerant Lodger
    1. David Nobbs

    The Itinerant Lodger

    Praise for David Nobbs's novels: 'Painfully hilarious, wonderfully observed and slight sour at the same time' Guardian 'Thank goodness for David Nobbs! He carries on the comic tradition of P G Wodehouse with this marvellous new book; a sweet and touching love story written with his trademark sly and subversive humour. A perfect antidote to these dark times' Joanne Harris 'Probably our finest post-war comic novelist' Jonathan Coe 'A delicious entertainment, as comic and sharp as they come' Guardian 'A marvellously comic novel' Sunday Times 'One of the most noisily funny books I have ever read' Michael Palin 'Very funny sketches of provincial newspaper life' Sue Townsend 'The most satisfying novel I have read in years' Express

    € 14,95
  3. Ostrich Country
    1. David Nobbs

    Ostrich Country

    Praise for David Nobbs's novels: 'Painfully hilarious, wonderfully observed and slight sour at the same time' Guardian 'Thank goodness for David Nobbs! He carries on the comic tradition of P G Wodehouse with this marvellous new book; a sweet and touching love story written with his trademark sly and subversive humour. A perfect antidote to these dark times' Joanne Harris 'Probably our finest post-war comic novelist' Jonathan Coe 'A delicious entertainment, as comic and sharp as they come' Guardian 'A marvellously comic novel' Sunday Times 'One of the most noisily funny books I have ever read' Michael Palin 'Very funny sketches of provincial newspaper life' Sue Townsend 'The most satisfying novel I have read in years' Express

    € 14,95
  4. A Piece of the Sky is Missing
    1. David Nobbs

    A Piece of the Sky is Missing

    Praise for David Nobbs's novels: 'Painfully hilarious, wonderfully observed and slight sour at the same time' Guardian 'Thank goodness for David Nobbs! He carries on the comic tradition of P G Wodehouse with this marvellous new book; a sweet and touching love story written with his trademark sly and subversive humour. A perfect antidote to these dark times' Joanne Harris 'Probably our finest post-war comic novelist' Jonathan Coe 'A delicious entertainment, as comic and sharp as they come' Guardian 'A marvellously comic novel' Sunday Times 'One of the most noisily funny books I have ever read' Michael Palin 'Very funny sketches of provincial newspaper life' Sue Townsend 'The most satisfying novel I have read in years' Express

    € 14,95
  5. Sex And Other Changes
    1. David Nobbs

    Sex And Other Changes

    Every time someone changes sex, there's one less freak in the worldMeet the Divots. However, she's always been the supportive type and she'll wait her turn.Will Nick become Nicola? Can Alison become Alan? There are dramatic changes in store for them too - and for Alison's father, Bernie.

    € 21,95
  6. The Second Life of Sally Mottram
    1. David Nobbs

    The Second Life of Sally Mottram

    The wonderfully entertaining new novel from bestselling author of The Fall and Rise of Reggie Perrin.

    € 20,95
  7. Pratt Of The Argus
    1. David Nobbs

    Pratt Of The Argus

    (Henry Pratt)

    As eager to prove it as he is to please, he is in at the deep end in his chosen profession - cub reporter on the Thurmarsh Evening Argus.As trams and typewriters chatter to the echoes of Suez and Hungary, Henry finds himself in an exciting if bewildering world.

    € 21,95
  8. Cupid's Dart
    1. David Nobbs

    Cupid's Dart

    Seizing the day, as they pull into Euston station, Alan asks Ange out to dinner and so begins the unlikeliest of liaisons. They even travel to Rome seeing many wonderful things as Alan learns to live for the moment and Ange to appreciate the finer things in life.

    € 21,95
  9. Pratt a Manger
    1. David Nobbs

    Pratt a Manger

    (Henry Pratt)

    When pretty young TV researcher Nicky Proctor visits Cafe Henry in London's Soho, Henry Pratt's life changes forever. Or will success spoil Henry Pratt for good...?We last met Henry Pratt in The Cucumber Man.

    € 23,50
  10. The Complete Pratt
    1. David Nobbs

    The Complete Pratt

    (Henry Pratt)

    THE COMPLETE PRATT compiles the first three volumes of the misadventures of Henry Pratt, beginning with a brilliantly funny evocation of a Yorkshire boyhood in SECOND FROM LAST IN THE SACK RACE; Finally, in THE CUCUMBER MAN, Henry decides to take on a new role and a new challenge - working for the Cucumber Marketing Board in Leeds.

    € 26,50
  11. Obstacles to Young Love
    1. David Nobbs

    Obstacles to Young Love

    From one of the greatest comedic writers of a generation comes a story of love, faith and taxidermy.

    € 19,50
  12. Fair Do’s
    1. David Nobbs

    Fair Do’s

    The classic follow-up to A Bit of A Do, about the comedy of Yorkshire life, told through seven more do’s.

    € 16,50