Satirical fiction and parodies

Sometimes childish, sometimes rude, always clever and always very, very funny, this book has delighted most, and outraged a few, Tolkien fans in the US for more than 40 years.

Guaranteed to make you smile, if you love Sophie Kinsella, Beth O'Leary and Nicola May, you'll LOVE Christina Bradley's hilarious and life-affirming novel of the search for happiness!

"e;The Funniest Damn titles in gay Fiction"e; - InstinctWith their fearless crime-fighting, good manners, and manly fashion sense, the Hardly boys are the pride of Feyport, Illinois.

"e;The Funniest Damn titles in gay Fiction"e; - InstinctIf you travel with the Nurses' Guide to Snakes or can get a raisin pie stain out of a pink poplin frock, you'll fit right in with Nancy Clue and her gay chums on a road trip from sleepy Pleasantville, Idaho, to sparkling River Depths, Illinois, where Hannah, Nancy's beloved housekeeper, stands wrongfully accused of murder!

"e;The Funniest Damn titles in gay Fiction"e; - InstinctNurse Cherry Aimless's first vacation from her hectic career in a big-city hospital takes her to visit her spinster Aunt Gertrude in thrilling San Francisco.

Is there such a thing as the perfect body?

Dont missNOTHING I WOULDNT DO, the compelling, original and hilarious new novel from Sara-Ella Ozbek.

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Though he's the illegitimate nephew of a German baron, Candide grows up in a castle under the tutelage of the scholar Pangloss.

Though he's the illegitimate nephew of a German baron, Candide grows up in a castle under the tutelage of the scholar Pangloss.

After failing to maintain a successful practice as a surgeon, Lemeul Gulliver departs London for the excitement of the open seas.

After failing to maintain a successful practice as a surgeon, Lemeul Gulliver departs London for the excitement of the open seas.

An upper-middle-class intellectual narrates this classic collection of six stories exploring lust and love in mid-twentieth-century American society.

A "e;side-achingly funny"e; debut novel about a high-powered lawyer whose candid blog about life inside his firm threatens to destroy him (Publishers Weekly).

Bony Blithe Light Mystery Award 2015 - Nominated Faith healers, movie moguls, and social-climbing fraudsters collide in Depression-era Los AngelesIt's the Great Depression and Mary Mabel McTavish is suicidal.

Bony Blithe Light Mystery Award 2015 - Nominated Faith healers, movie moguls, and social-climbing fraudsters collide in Depression-era Los AngelesIt's the Great Depression and Mary Mabel McTavish is suicidal.

Dying is the best way to revive your musical career .

Dying is the best way to revive your musical career .

'Dark and funny' Jackie Kabler, author of The Murder List'Deliciously dark and hilariously witty' Sunday Post'A razor-sharp revenge thriller with bite, brains and a body count' The ObserverSay hello to Sally.

The hilarious New York Times-bestselling cult classic "e;of such perfectly realized awfulness that it will suck your soul right out of your brainpan"e; (The Village Voice).

Touched by madness and haunted by a secret past, Paul and Elsa's relationship reveals that there can be no normality for people who witnessed the worst of war In 1970s New York, Paul and Elsa are like many other well-off middle-aged couples, worrying over their apartment and psychoanalyst bills by day, and meeting friends at restaurants by night.

The "e;wise, wildly funny story"e; of a self-destructive writer's lost weekend by a Pulitzer Prize-winning, New York Times-bestselling author (Chicago Tribune).

The New York Times-bestselling parody of Voltaire's Candide that was banned in France and went on to become a salacious cult classic.

A darkly hilarious, wildly erotic satire of Hollywood from "e;the only author capable of handling mayhem on a gigantic scale"e; (Esquire).

A satirical dream-logic journey through the dark heart of 1950s Los AngelesDr.

The New York Times-bestselling author's cult classic skewers America's obsession with money, fame, guns, and sex-"e;A satirical gem"e; (John Berendt).

A loving satire of new parenthood and its attendant joys and blunders from a master of contemporary American fictionThe Golds and the Hummels live in the same wealthy Manhattan neighborhood, but as both couples prepare for the arrival of their first child, they share little in terms of parenting philosophy.

An irreverent satire of New York's media world-and its influence and allureWriters Tony, Patty, Fred, and David all know what they want: renown, glamour, wealth, recognition.

This ebook edition includes an exclusive commentary on the Witches of Discworld, written by Jacqueline Simpson, co-author of The Folklore of Discworld.

Sterne's utterly original novel - the meandering, maddening 'autobiography' of one of literature's oldest comic characters.

'A devastating social parable brimming with humanity and heart.

WITH A NEW FOREWORD BY THE AUTHOROn his third birthday Oskar decides to stop growing.

Oscar-winning writer Steve Tesich masterfully creates and destroys the sad, mad world of Saul Karoo.

'Gdansk 1989.

'Rollicking, bawdy' People'Superbly controlled satire' Washington Post'Joyously madcap' Publishers WeeklyDiscover the bestselling novel that inspired the classic Oscar-winning film.

WINNER OF THE WH SMITH'S PEOPLE'S CHOICE AWARD [New Talent]There are 750,000 Irish living in London.

'Kurkov is hugely talented.

A delightfully illustrated cult novel, literary satire and epic adventure.

'A bittersweet work, tough and touching at the same time.

As every woman knows, matchmaking is no easy job.

All is not well in the state of Niagra, the America of the African continent.

Excitement is building for this year s Twammies and Clementine Darling is hotly tipped to win Best Female Singer and Political Spokesperson!

From the bestselling author of Italian Ways and Italian Neighbours comes a darkly comic new novel of murder in Veronese high societyMorris Duckworth has a dark past.

EPISODE 4 IN A MAJOR BBC DRAMA STARRING TIMOTHY SPALL, DAVID WALLIAMS AND JENNIFER SAUNDERS Baxter returns as summer tutor for Clarence s grandson George and plans to weasel his way back into permanent employment.

EPISODE 1 IN A MAJOR BBC DRAMA STARRING TIMOTHY SPALL, DAVID WALLIAMS AND JENNIFER SAUNDERS Clarence has to get his pig eating again or lose the fat-pig prize to his arch nemesis.

When Jack Sued Jill is the latest collection of original verse by maverick multimillionaire publisher Felix Dennis.

Vogelstein is a loner who has always lived among books.

There was a bloodied knife on Allbran s bed.

How did Robert Purcell, distinguished barrister and perfect specimen of the British Establishment, end up in prison?

'One of the very best English comic novelists of the post-war era' Time OutThe plot lines of The Campus Trilogy, radiating from its hub at the redbrick University of Rummidge, trace the comic adventures of academics who move outside familiar territory.