Number Ten - Sue Townsend

Adrian Mole: The Wilderness Years - Sue Townsend

Adrian Mole: The Wilderness Years is the fourth entry in the Adrian Mole series written by Sue Townsend and was originally published in 1993. It begins in the year 1991 and our nerdy hero is now 23 years old. Adrian is working for the Environment Department as a Newt specialist and finds his job absolutely tedious. He also hates Newts. He shares a flat with Pandora in Oxford but the presence of her boyfriend Jack Cavandish, numerous lovers, and her general air of superiority mean that he is no closer to winning her heart. "I have suffered daily humiliations," writes Adrian. "I will reap the benefits later when she is the proud mother of our six children ...

Queen Camilla - Sue Townsend

Among my husband s mammoth Christmas list ( he always knows exactly what he wants unfortunately ) there was a copy of Queen Camilla by Sue Townsend . He has been an ardent fan of Ms Townsend since her first Adrian Mole books . Having read all of those books up to and including The Cappuccino Years , he had seen this one and quite fancied it . So here we are middle of February and he still hasn t looked at it , but I have . Having had some time to spare I picked this book up one evening not quite knowing what to expect . I have never read any of the author s other books and had not read any reviews of this particular book , so I had no idea what to expect . The dust ...

Queen Camilla - Sue Townsend

how liberties can be taken without people even noticing thanks to the right kind of propaganda. All sorts of ridiculous laws such as banning stepladders are described. I think that Sue Townsend is a republican herself, and I am sure her caricatures will offend ardent royalists but I find them very amusing, as she uses the book to underline her disdain for the royals. The story is set several years after exile. The royals have had to adapt to life as commoners, and it s hilarious to read about the Queen s fondness for Emmerdale, Charles being as barmy as ever and Princes William and Harry acting like ASBO hoodies. Poor Prince Phillip is all but senile and is cooped up in ...