An Insomniac's Guide to the Small Hours
Published on 5. October 2012
Book
Paperback/Softback
96 pages
978-1-78072-113-2 (ISBN)
Description
If you have ever spent a night tossing and turning, worrying about life's worst scenarios, this is the book for you. The Insomniac's Guide takes you on a journey through the middle of the night that you will never forget; it's perceptive, revelatory and wise, and it will have you laughing in your sleep.
Reviews / Votes
Very funny, very poignant - It appears to start out with a miniaturist's brush but in fact turns out, like great art, to be about everything. Well, not LIKE great art, it is great art. The ultimate pillow book * The Sunday Telegraph * Hilarious illustrations... a painfully funny guide to what happens to a mind unwillingly at 2am. * Reader's Digest * Brilliantly funny... Instantly recognisable... Discover the amusing side of those nights that seem to go on forever, with witty illustrations by Kath Walker * The Oldie * Funny, worrying, gently surreal * Woman's Weekly *More details
Language
English
Place of publication
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Octopus Publishing Group
Dimensions
Height: 152 mm
Width: 192 mm
Thickness: 14 mm
Weight
252 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-78072-113-2 (9781780721132)
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Schweitzer Classification
Person
Ysenda Maxtone-Graham made her name as an interviewer for Harpers & Queen and Tatler. She is the author of The Real Mrs Miniver, about a life of her grandmother Jan Struther which was shortlisted for the Whitbread Biography of the Year award, and more recently Mr Tibbit's Catholic School, originally a privately commissioned history of a school in South Kensington, which garnered cult following. Kath Walker is renowned for her brilliantly evocative graphic illustrations. She has worked for many prestigious clients including Cadbury, Rolls Royce, Tesco and Sainsburys.