{"product_id":"reasons-to-be-cheerful-nina-stibbe-9780241974988","title":"Reasons to Be Cheerful by Nina Stibbe (Paperback)","description":"\u003cb\u003eLizzie Vogel's story continues in\u003ci\u003e Reasons to be Cheerful, \u003c\/i\u003ethe brilliantly comic sequel to Nina Stibbe's hilarious books \u003ci\u003eMan at the Helm \u003c\/i\u003eand\u003ci\u003e Paradise Lodge.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWINNER OF THE BOLLINGER EVERYMAN WODEHOUSE PRIZE FOR COMIC FICTION \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWINNER OF THE COMEDY WOMEN IN PRINT PRIZE\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e'I read all of \u003ci\u003eReasons To Be Cheerful\u003c\/i\u003e in one glorious gulp' \u003c\/b\u003eCAITLIN MORAN\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e*****\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Teenager Lizzie Vogel has a new job as a dental assistant. This is not as glamorous as it sounds.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAt least it means mostly getting away from her alcoholic, nymphomaniacal, novel-writing mother. But, if Lizzie thinks being independent means sex with her boyfriend (he prefers bird-watching), strict boundaries (her boss keeps using \u003ci\u003eher\u003c\/i\u003e loo) or self-respect (surely only actual athletes get fungal foot infections?) she's still got a lot more growing up to do.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFrom the bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eLove, Nina \u003c\/i\u003ecomes a brilliantly funny and heartbreaking story of growing up and finding the independence you might not actually want . . .\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e*****\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Funny, charming, odd-in-the-best-way and gorgeously uplifting! A delight from start to finish' \u003c\/b\u003eMARIAN KEYES\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e 'Pitch perfect vintage comedy' \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003eGUARDIAN \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e'Lives up to its title'\u003c\/b\u003e \u003ci\u003eSUNDAY TIMES\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e'Joyful. Stibbe's comedy probes what it means to become an adult'\u003c\/b\u003e \u003ci\u003eDAILY TELEGRAPH\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e'Loved it! I so love Lizzie. She is brave and kind and funny and totally original' \u003c\/b\u003eKATIE FFORDE\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e 'Comedy gold . . . \u003ci\u003eReasons To Be Cheerful\u003c\/i\u003e is just the read you need right now' \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003eSTYLIST\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e'Nina Stibbe is an author of such effortless wit that she could turn a shopping list into a bestseller' \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003eWOMEN AND HOME\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eNINA STIBBE'S NEW NOVEL \u003ci\u003eONE DAY I SHALL ASTONISH THE WORLD\u003c\/i\u003e IS AVAILABLE NOW\u003c\/b\u003e","brand":"National Geographic Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":55069351575895,"sku":"9780241974988","price":8.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0799\/4569\/5575\/files\/9780241974988_fe8c8460-3f9c-4c0a-b3a5-8e27ec9e96b9.jpg?v=1789769068","url":"https:\/\/somiibooks.com\/products\/reasons-to-be-cheerful-nina-stibbe-9780241974988","provider":"Somiibooks","version":"1.0","type":"link"}