The Wrong Knickers - A Decade of Chaos - Softcover

Gordon, Bryony

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1472210158 ISBN 13: 9781472210159

Publisher: Headline, 2014

Synopsis

Bryony Gordon survived her adolescence by dreaming about the life she'd have in her twenties: the perfect job; the lovely flat; the amazing boyfriend. The reality was something of a shock. Her Telegraph column was a diary of her daily screw-ups; she lived in a series of squalid shoe boxes; and her most meaningful relationship of the entire decade was with a Marlboro Light.

Here in the Sunday Times bestselling THE WRONG KNICKERS Bryony busts open the glamorized myth of what it means to be a young (perpetually) single girl about London town, and shares the horrible and hilarious truth. The truth about picking up a colleague at the STI clinic; sinking into debt to fund a varied diet of wine, crisps and vodka; and how it feels when your dream man turns out to be a one night stand who hands you someone else's knickers in the morning.

Bryony's wonderfully ridiculous and ultimately redemptive story is essential reading for everyone whose 'best years' weren't quite what they were expecting...

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Bryony Gordon survived her adolescence by dreaming about the life she'd have in her twenties: the perfect job; the lovely flat; the amazing boyfriend. The reality was something of a shock. Her Telegraph column was a diary of her daily screw-ups; she lived in a series of squalid shoe boxes; and her most meaningful relationship of the entire decade was with a Marlboro Light. Here in THE WRONG KNICKERS Bryony busts open the glamorized myth of what it means to be a young (perpetually) single girl about London town, and shares the horrible and hilarious truth. The truth about picking up a colleague at the STI clinic; sinking into debt to fund a varied diet of wine, crisps and vodka; and how it feels when your dream man turns out to be a one night stand who hands you someone else's knickers in the morning. Bryony's wonderfully ridiculous and ultimately redemptive story is essential reading for everyone whose 'best years' weren't quite what they were expecting...

Review:

I laughed, I cried, I winced, I whooped, I ran out and bought it for all my single friends. A fantastic writer. (India Knight)

Eye-poppingly truthful and unexpectedly touching, this is the Bridget Jones reboot we were after. (Alexandra Heminsley Elle)

The Wrong Knickers is brilliantly funny, brilliantly honest, deliciously indiscreet and, at times, incredibly moving. It's the most truthful, evocative and hilarious account of what it is to be a twenty something girl in Britain that I've read in a very long time. (Polly Vernon)

Bryony Gordon is a very bad girl - and an even better writer. (Camilla Long)

Absurdly good (Grazia)

Anyone who has got halfway through their 20s to realise that adulthood isn't all they'd hoped will read this memoir of a misspent youth howling with recognition and helpless laughter. (Elle)

Any book that sees the protagonist exclaim the line, "Beyoncé is an essence, not a human being" is literary gold as far as we're concerned... This book definitely needs a disclaimer - if you read it in public, you will definitely get some funny looks for guffawing quite a lot. (Heat)

If you want a real page-turner that will have you laughing out loud, then this is the book for you. (Bella Magazine)

Heart-and-snot-on-sleeve honest, The Wrong Knickers is the real Bridget in all her hopeless glory. (The Telegraph)

Candid and touching (The Independent)

About this edition

• Publisher: Headline
• Publication date: 2014
• ISBN 10: 1472210158
• ISBN 13: 9781472210159
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 288