Weirdo: by Sara Pascoe - Softcover

Pascoe, Sara

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0571374530 ISBN 13: 9780571374533

Publisher: Faber & Faber, 2023

Synopsis

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THE DEBUT NOVEL FROM THE BESTSELLING AND AWARD-WINNING COMEDIAN, WRITER AND ACTOR SARA PASCOE

'Genuinely hilarious.' FRANKIE BOYLE
'A tremendously exciting voice.' The Times

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"I'VE STILL GOT YOUR JUMPER YOU WERE DRUNK YOU KISSED ME I WAS COLD."

Sophie is not long back from her trip to Sydney, where she 'accidentally' bumped into Chris.

Tonight, Sophie is working in a Moon-Under-the-Water in Essex, about to wrap cutlery, when she turns to find Chris ordering two G&T's from her. Chris has not recognised Sophie.

Sophie has other things on her mind/to do list:
1) Avoiding debt collection letters - the return flights maxed out one credit card alone.
2) Not contacting her mum, her sister and her sister's new fiancé, James, who is also Sophie's ex.
3) ignoring texts from Ian, her current boyfriend - although that's not as hard as 1 & 2 as he's quite good at coming up with reasons for them not to have any physical contact.

And now Chris is back, standing in front of Sophie at the bar. It's a sign. It must be a sign.

Sophie is alert to messages from whoever is in control. She is also anxious, tired, and about to find out how far she'll go to see if she and the man now back in her life have a future. If only she can work out how to behave like a normal, laid-back person first.

About this title

About the Author

Sara Pascoe is a highly acclaimed comedian, writer and actor. Her extensive TV credits include the BBC solo stand-up special LadsLadsLads; BBC2's Frankie Boyle's New World Order, on which she is a weekly guest contributor; Comedians Giving Lectures on Dave, which she hosted; and the BBC2 sitcom Out of Her Mind, in which she plays the lead role. In September 2021 Pascoe was announced as the host for The Great British Sewing Bee.

Pascoe also wrote and performed the BBC Radio 4 series Modern Monkey and the BBC2 short Sara Pascoe vs Monogamy, which was inspired by her first book Animal. Her second book, Sex Power Money, was a Sunday Times bestseller, and the accompanying podcast of the same name garnered millions of listens and multiple award nominations during its run.

@sarapascoe
sarapascoe.com

From the Back Cover

Deep in Essex and her own thoughts, Sophie had a feeling something was going to happen and then it did. Chris has entered the pub and re-entered her life after Sophie had finally stopped thinking about him and regretting what she'd done.

Sophie has a chance at creating a new ending and paying off her emotional debts (if not her financial ones). All she has to do is act exactly like a normal, well-adjusted person and not say any of her inner monologue out loud. If she can suppress her light paranoia, pornographic visualisations and pathological lying maybe she'll even end up getting the guy she wants? Then she could dump her boyfriend Ian and try to enjoy Christmas.

Edition details

• Publisher: Faber & Faber
• Publication date: 2023
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0571374530
• ISBN 13: 9780571374533
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 338