Review
`Her keen eyed but naive observations on family relationships and life in a small town are as perceptive as they are hilarious and Rachel Riley proves to be the sharpest, funniest diarist since Adrian Mole. Slightly saucy in parts, this is definitely one for older readers (and a guilty pleasure for grown ups)' Becky Stradwick, Publishing News
`. . . it takes talent to turn a dull, uneventful childhood into comic material and Nadin has pulled it off - My So-Called Life is very funny' The Bookseller
`Nadin achieves the rare trick of producing a book that will make both adults and teenagers laugh aloud.' The Observer
`. . . it takes talent to turn a dull, uneventful childhood into comic material and Nadin has pulled it off - My So-Called Life is very funny' The Bookseller
`Nadin achieves the rare trick of producing a book that will make both adults and teenagers laugh aloud.' The Observer
Book Description
I need more tragedy in my life. Why is life never like it is in books? Nothing Jacqueline Wilson ever happens to me: I am not adopted, my mum is not tattooed, I am not likely to move to the middle of a council estate or be put into care. My parents are not alcoholics, drug addicts or closet transvestites. Even my name is pants. In other words, my life is earth-shatteringly NORMAL. This cannot go on. Something deep and life-changing has to happen. This year I shall befriend more exotic and interesting people, learn to drink coffee (tragic heroines do not start the day with Cheerios and lemon barley) and capture the heart of Justin Statham with my vintage clothing and knowledge of all-time great guitar solos. It's time for my so-called life to be brought up to speed. Starting NOW! So begins the tragically normal diary of Rachel Riley. Follow her highs and lows, friendships and relationships . . . and meet her completely bonkers family, in this fabulous doubleedition of her first two diaries, My So-Called Life and The Life of Riley.
About the Author
Joanna studied drama at Hull, and later worked part-time for a juggling company whilst studying for a MA in Political communications in Peckham, London. Having worked for Alastair Campbell, she left Downing Street after the 2005 election, and now freelances as a government speech and TV scriptwriter. She has written five books for younger readers, some of which have been shortlisted for numerous awards. 'My So-Called Life' was her first Rachel Riley title for Oxford University Press, followed by 'The Life of Riley'. The third instalment of Rachel Riley's diaries, 'The Meaning of Life' is out now, with the fourth book, 'My (not so) Simple Life' publishing in March 09.
