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Notes from the sofa

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From the beloved and bestselling author of The Snowman comes his first book in ten years: a charming and beautifully illustrated work for adults.

In Notes from the Sofa, Raymond Briggs traces the course of his life in a series of wonderfully observed vignettes that take him from the awkwardness and embarrassment of growing up to the vicissitudes and frustrations of growing old.

This collection features the best pieces from Briggs' regular column – 'Notes from the Sofa' – in The Oldie, Richard Ingrams' humorous monthly magazine.

Amusing and touching by turn, these include his unwavering dedication to the arts and why he takes pleasure in being labelled a 'creative sociopath'; amusing anecdotes, such as how he became an accidental Winnie the Pooh tour guide to Japanese tourists; and general musings on life, including his confusion as a young child as to exactly where babies come from.

This is Briggs like you've never read him before, with a newfound freedom to write and draw about whatever he wants, without the restrictions of children's books and sometimes without the happy endings.

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Product Details
Unbound Digital
1783521309 / 9781783521302
Hardback
823.914
12/11/2015
United Kingdom
English
xiv, 208 pages : illustrations (black and white, and colour)
22 cm