436 pages
English language
Published Nov. 10, 2012 by Michael Joseph.
The day her children leave home, Eva climbs into bed and stays there. She's had enough - of her kids' carelessness, her husband's thoughtlessness and of the world's general indifference. Eva's refusal to behave like a dutiful wife and mother soon upsets everyone but she insists on staying in bed. And then the strangest things start to happen. A funny and touching novel from Britain's funniest writer for over 30 years.
The day her children leave home, Eva climbs into bed and stays there. She's had enough - of her kids' carelessness, her husband's thoughtlessness and of the world's general indifference. Eva's refusal to behave like a dutiful wife and mother soon upsets everyone but she insists on staying in bed. And then the strangest things start to happen. A funny and touching novel from Britain's funniest writer for over 30 years.
This was an entertaining book filled with wholly unlikeable characters (with just a few exceptions). The story would actually make a good stage play, as it spirals into such a farce.
This was an entertaining book filled with wholly unlikeable characters (with just a few exceptions). The story would actually make a good stage play, as it spirals into such a farce.
