The Lost Diaries of Adrian Mole 1999-2001 - Sue Townsend Reviews

== Author == The author, Sue Townsend lives in Leicestershire, as does her creation Adrian Mole. As well as writing many books about the Moles, other satirical novels, and serious books, she has also written for the stage, television, radio and Sainsbury's Magazine. I think that the aspiring fictional author Adrian, and ...  Read the complete review

'The Lost Diaries of Adrian Mole, 1999-2001' was first published in 2008 and is the seventh addition to Sue Townsend's long running Mole series of books. This volume goes back in time to plug a continuity gap in the series between 'The Cappuccino Years' and 'The Weapons of Mass Destruction' and is collected from 'The Diary of a Provincial Man' ...  Read the complete review

I've been a huge fan of the Adrian Mole series for years, as well as other novels by Sue Townsend (The Queen and I, Queen Camilla etc.) and used to consider her a comic genius. When I was given this book for Christmas I expected it to be of the same high standard as Townend's others, but was soon disappointed. *** Why ...  Read the complete review

Adrian Mole starts the new millennium at a low point in his life; his previous career as an offal chef and TV presenter has come to an end, he has developed a bald spot the size of a jaffa cake and he is forced to live amongst the underclass on the Gaitskell estate. Adrian is now a single father to his two boys Glenn and William and ...  Read the complete review