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I'm Just a Teenage Punchbag: POIGNANT AND FUNNY: A NOVEL FOR A GENERATION OF WOMEN

Paperback / softback

Main Details

Title I'm Just a Teenage Punchbag: POIGNANT AND FUNNY: A NOVEL FOR A GENERATION OF WOMEN
Authors and Contributors      By (author) Jackie Clune
Physical Properties
Format:Paperback / softback
Pages:304
Dimensions(mm): Height 234,Width 152
Category/GenreLanguage - history and general works
Modern and contemporary fiction (post c 1945)
Family and relationships
Dating, relationships, living together and marriage
Intergenerational relationships
Cocktails
Gambling - theories and methods
Humour
Family history and tracing ancestors
Archery
ISBN/Barcode 9781529382426
ClassificationsDewey:823.92
Audience
General

Publishing Details

Publisher Hodder & Stoughton
Imprint Coronet Books
Publication Date 23 July 2020
Publication Country United Kingdom

Description

'Obligatory reading for all parents of teenagers!' NIGELLA LAWSON 'Bloody marvellous. Horribly familiar, funny, touching, sad, brutally honest...clutch this book to your stained T-shirt and never let it go.' JO BRAND 'Terrific. A remarkable blend of hilarity and heartbreak with a really satisfying plot. Being childless never felt so good.' GRAHAM NORTON 'Warm and witty... The competitive mothering, the hell that is other people's children, the fights and accusations of Homeland inquisition all rang deliciously true... a most entertaining read.' KATHY LETTE 'Very poignant... A moving read as well as a funny one.' JANE GARVEY 'Honest, hilarious and painful' WOMAN & HOME Warning!! This novel may lead you to make rash and life-changing decisions!* *Probably don't read if you fear you may be ripe for liberation. Or if you sometimes wee when you laugh... First there was Having It All, then there was Bridget Jones' s Diary and I Don't Know How She Does It. Now there is Teenage Punchbag. I'm Just A Teenage Punchbag is a laugh-out-loud, sob-on-the bus journey through the so-called life of a middle-aged woman. Ciara is mother to three ungrateful, entitled teenagers, is married to steady Martin, a man with hairy udders, and is grieving for her mum who now lives in the wardrobe in a cardboard box from the crematorium. She finds solace in her anonymous blog, and in the daily chats she has with her mum's ashes (often the best conversations she has all day.) Despite the menopause, the invisibility of middle age and the daily self-esteem bashings, courtesy of her kids, Ciara manages to navigate the stormy waters of grief and family life - until her mask slips and she is cast out from the family bosom. She embarks on a mission to fulfil her mum's dying wishes to have her remains sprinkled from the top of the Empire State Building, finding company, distraction and - ultimately - herself in the process. If motherhood is a job - who says you can't resign?

Author Biography

Jackie Clune is a well-respected actor (including appearing in Billy Elliot and Emilia in the West End, and in BBC2's hit Motherland); playwright and comedian. She is on the Equity Council; set up and manages a successful girls rugby section at Eton Manor RFC, and is the mother of four - triplets (two boys and a girl) and an older daughter. Jackie lives with her family in London.