Dad Rules - Hardcover

Clover, Andrew

3.64

50 ratings by Goodreads

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1905490305 ISBN 13: 9781905490301

Publisher: Fig Tree, 2008

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‘She takes my hand. ‘Andrew,’ she says, ‘let’s have children.’ I know this is a historic moment. I must respond like a man. So I ignore her...'

This wise, intimate, and hilarious book is based on Andrew Clover’s much-loved Sunday Times columns. He tells stories about how he’s coped with all the big parenting issues: sibling rivalry, choosing a school, winning an argument about where you’re spending Christmas. He also wrestles with all the big questions: Why do I have no friends anymore? Am I turning into my dad? Will we ever have sex again? He describes the journey he made from reluctant father, to being the happiest man in North London, as he learns from his daughters that, if you want to have fun, you better start playing.

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Review:

I love, love, LOVED this book . . . you will laugh out loud even if you don't have children of your own . . . gives traditional "parenting" books the finger . . . an outrageous and irreverent adventure (News of the World)

Engaging, endlessly warm and frequently hilarious dispatches from the parental frontline (Observer)

A hilarious and heart-warming insight into the way men think (OK!)

A must for new dads (Glamour)

A fine, witty and unexpectedly moving memoir about fatherhood (Metro)

He's the Hunter S. Thompson of parenting. In other words, he gets it about right (Rachel Johnson)

Erudite, beautifully observed, and really rather touching. Just buy the book (Scotsman)

About the Author:

Andrew Clover used to read books about Russian people who discover, after a long, long, long, long time, that life is bad. He now reads books about sheep who like hiding behind bushes. These books are much better. You can lift the flap and find a sheep. With the other books, you can’t lift a flap and find a Russian. He does the Dad Rules column at the back of the Sunday Times Style magazine. He is a comedian, writer, and trophy husband. He lives with his wife, his three daughters, and a female dog. Yes, that’s a lot of women. In his house, he never rules.

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