This is Not a Pity Memoir

Both very funny and as propulsive as a thriller . . . impossible to put down'' RACHEL COOKE, Observer

''The kind of book you will find yourself saying urgently, over and over, to friends: ''Have you read it?'' CAITLIN MORAN

''Gripping, funny and always honest'' DAVID NICHOLLS

''Extraordinary . . . utterly compelling and so honestly told'' NIGELLA LAWSON

''Truly breathtaking. I could not have loved it ...