The Actual One: How I tried, and failed, to remain twenty-something for ever

Suttie, Isy

ISBN 10: 1474600883 / ISBN 13: 9781474600880

Published by W&N, 2016

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Great shape- pages are unmarked and sharp.Has a remainder mark. Paperback Used - Like New Ships fast! 2016.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: The Actual One: How I tried, and failed, to remain twenty-something for ever
• Publisher: W&N
• Publication Date: 2016
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1474600883
• ISBN 13: 9781474600880
• Binding: Soft cover
• Condition: Like New

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Synopsis

Isy woke up one day in her late twenties to discover that the invisible deal she'd done with her best mates - that they'd prolong growing up for as long as possible - had all been in her head. Everyone around her is suddenly into mortgages, farmers' markets and nappies, rather than the idea of running naked into the sea or getting hammered in Plymouth with eighty-year-old men. When her dearest friend advises her that the next guy Isy meets will be The Actual One, Isy decides to keep delaying the onset of adulthood - until a bet with her mother results in a mad scramble to find a boyfriend within a month.

From papier-mâché penguins to being stranded on a dual carriageway in nothing but a fur coat and trainers, THE ACTUAL ONE is an ode to the confusing wilderness of your late twenties, alongside a quest for a genuinely good relationship with a man who doesn't use moisturiser.

About the Author

Isy Suttie is a comedian, actress and writer. She has written for the Guardian, the Observer, the New Statesman, Red and Glamour. She appears regularly on BBC Radio 4, where her show Pearl and Dave won a Gold Sony Award in 2013. Her TV credits include Dobby in Peep Show and Esther in Shameless, plus appearances on 8 Out of 10 Cats, Would I Lie To You? and Q.I. A three-time British Comedy Award nominee, her short stories have appeared in A Love Letter To Europe and Dead Funny: Encore. Her memoir, The Actual One, was published by Orion in 2015.