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Post by muvversoup on Oct 16, 2005 18:24:14 GMT
If you'd like to meet the fairy world's equivalent of TOGS try and get hold of a copy of Martin Millar's *The Good Fairies of New York* it opens with two thistle fairies kicked out of Scotland for playing punk on their fiddles and cutting up a fairy banner for clothes - they land in Newy York quite the worse for magic mushrooms and alcohol and promptly throw up. *dont worry* says Morag *fairy sick doubtless smells sweet to humans. . . . . . . . .*They go on to cause mayhem in the best possible ways . Sounds like a convention to me
OUT of print but available in most public libraries and hilarious
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Post by Elephant Gerald on Oct 17, 2005 15:41:43 GMT
I discovered that book many years ago, Muvver, it is really funny!!! I would recommend all the other novels by the same author as i have read them all. You can still get "The Good Fairies" from Amazon!
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Post by muvversoup on Oct 17, 2005 18:43:31 GMT
I discovered that book many years ago, Muvver, it is really funny!!! I would recommend all the other novels by the same author as i have read them all. You can still get "The Good Fairies" from Amazon! *runs off to Amazon* haveing given *ahem* "lent" three copies away i am down to me alst one. Fanks Egggy
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Post by smiffy on Oct 29, 2005 13:38:18 GMT
Can I recommend another highly entertaining read? Ta.
I would like to recommend The Little House, by Phillipa Gregory. The author has been writing the historical novels, inparticularly The Other Bolyne Sister, set in the Tudor times.
The Little House is a modern story, it is a tale of a MIL bullying her daughter in law. I dont want to give the story away, but the end has a twist!
I thoroughly enjoyed it, it was read in two days!
Enjoy!
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Post by EmmaNemms on Oct 31, 2005 22:37:07 GMT
Over the weekend, I borrowed a copy of Simon Hoggart's 'The Cat that could open the fridge.' Subtitled 'A Curmudgeon's guide to Christmas Round Robin letters.'
And now I am going to have to buy one.
He caustically, but deservedly, critiques the seasonal offerings of those who produce detailed Christmas newsletters, detailing their wonderful offsprings' achievements, their own meteoric career paths and their lavish holidays, whilst glossing over disappointments and bitter moments that seem to have a habit of affecting the rest of us.
These are real life letters sent in by the ungrateful Guardian readers who were mostly unwilling recipients, and they really have to be read to believed. All human life is there.
I laughed so hard, I think I may have pulled a stomach muscle.
One of my favourite quotes,
'So, apart from Tom's ear, Matthew's kidney, my broken nose and Fred's castration, it's been a good year. Fred has made an excellent recovery and hasn't actually noticed that anything is missing'.
Rather hoping that Fred is a pet of some sorts, but the issue isn't actually clarified.
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