The full catastrophe : stories from when life was so bad it was funny / [edited by] Rebecca Huntley, Sarah MacDonald
- Bib ID:
- 7890286
- Format:
- Book
- Description:
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- Richmond, Victoria : Hardie Grant Books, 2019
- ©2019
- 214 pages ; 24 cm
- ISBN:
- 9781743795453 (paperback)
- Invalid ISBN:
- 9781743586198 (epub)
- Summary:
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We've all had days when if we didn't laugh, we'd cry. Whether it's a domestic drama, career cockup or just a run-of-the-mill disaster, we've all been there - no matter who we are. In this hilarious and moving collection, well-known Australians from all walks of life share their stories as a kind of mass therapy; a feel-good tonic for when the proverbial sh*t hits the fan. From Annabel Crabb's tale of Russian interference in the birth of her first child to Kate McClymont on how to manage mobsters, or Frank Moorhouse on the worst possible Valentine's Day to Emma Alberici on moving to London with three small children, these entertaining tales of woe remind us that this too shall pass.
- Full contents:
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- Part 1. Domestic drama
- Wrong way go back
- The flaming guitar
- Boo
- Bridget Jones's crime scene
- Got lost on the way, baby?
- Debra racks off to Melbourne
- Burpin' your bad voodoo...
- Part 2. Career cries
- Anatomy of a stitch-up
- Catastrophically stupid
- Two eyeballs. One job. No brain
- The kangaroo is still alive
- Do I smell?
- Woman, interrupted
- The smashed avocado catastrophe
- Part 3. Travel trauma
- Curry in a flurry
- Out cold in hot Japan
- A Greek tragedy... Or why you should never give up until the final siren sounds
- The ninja star, the federal police and me
- Mind me baby
- On a fin and a prayer
- Part 4. Heart problems
- The ballad of the sade cafe
- The bride slipped bare
- Catastrophe of angels
- Vows, wows and woes
- I'll be a real man
- How to lose your mind in ten dates
- Part 5. Completely catastrophic
- Flat packed fuck up
- I love dick
- Stung
- Bottomless
- Fireworks in Beirut
- Gorilla and the bird.
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