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"'As hilarious and scathing as you'd expect from the Guardian sketch writer' Vogue; 'The best book of the lot' Daily Telegraph, Gift Books for Christmas; 'One that should feature in the stocking of anyone who has ever opened a Christmas card to find a computer-typed letter beginning with the dreaded words "Dear All"...' Daily Mail"
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Simon Hoggart is back with a new treasure trove of Christmas round robins. And this time they illustrate the seven deadly sins of their writers, including boastfulness (dazzlingly clever children who play the saxophone and ski for Britain); smugness (their job, their house, their holidays are all perfect); tiny-mindedness (do we really need to be told how to start a jigsaw by looking for the straight bits?); whimsy (letters written by pets or babies); and the dreaded over-sharing, in which every illness and operation is described in minute, unwanted detail. Accompanied by Hoggart's wicked commentary, The Hamster that Loved Puccini invites us to ponder what compels people to pen these letters, and what they tell us about them - and ourselves. The Hamster that Loved Puccini is outrageously funny and the perfect Christmas gift for readers of all ages.
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"'As hilarious and scathing as you'd expect from the Guardian sketch writer' Vogue; 'The best book of the lot' Daily Telegraph, Gift Books for Christmas; 'One that should feature in the stocking of anyone who has ever opened a Christmas card to find a computer-typed letter beginning with the dreaded words "Dear All"...' Daily Mail"
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Simon Hoggart is back with a new treasure trove of Christmas round robins. And this time they illustrate the seven deadly sins of their writers, including boastfulness (dazzlingly clever children who play the saxophone and ski for Britain); smugness (their job, their house, their holidays are all perfect); tiny-mindedness (do we really need to be told how to start a jigsaw by looking for the straight bits?); whimsy (letters written by pets or babies); and the dreaded over-sharing, in which every illness and operation is described in minute, unwanted detail. Accompanied by Hoggart's wicked commentary, The Hamster that Loved Puccini invites us to ponder what compels people to pen these letters, and what they tell us about them - and ourselves. The Hamster that Loved Puccini is outrageously funny and the perfect Christmas gift for readers of all ages.
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