The Woman who Went to Bed for a Year

SueTownsend，thebestsellingauthoroftheAdrianMoleseries，returnswithTheWomanWhoWenttoBedforaYear，afunnyandtouchingnovelaboutwhathappenswhensomeonestopsbeingthepersoneveryonewantsthemtobe.'Laugh-out-loud...ateemingworldofcharacterswhosefoiblesandmisunderstandingsprovidegloriousamusement.Somethingdeeperanddarkerthancomedy'SundayTimesThedayhertwinsleavehome，Evaclimbsintobedandstaysthere.Forseventeenyearsshe'swantedtoyellattheworld，'Stop!Iwanttogetoff'.Finally，thisisherchance.HerhusbandBrian，anastronomerhavinganunsatisfactoryaffair，isupset.Whowillcookhisdinner?Eva，hecomplains，isattentionseeking.ButwordofEva'sdefiancespreads.Legionsoffans，believingsheisprotesting，gatherinthestreet.WhileAlexanderthewhitevanmanbringstea，toastandsympathy.AndfromthisoddbutcomfortingplaceEvabeginstoseebothherselfandtheworldvery，verydifferently...BestsellingauthorSueTownsendhasbeenBritain'sfavouritecomicwriterforoverthreedecades，TheWomanWhoWenttoBedforaYearisherhilariousnewnovel.'Shefillsthepageswithturmoil，anger，passion，loveandbighelpingsofwit.It'sfullofcolourandglowswithlife'Independent'HilariousandtotallyTownsend.TherewerepartswhereIlaugheduntilIcried'DailyMail'Touchingandhilarious.Burstingwithwittysocialcommentaryaswellashumour'Women'sWeekly'Afunny，poignantlookatmodernfamilylife'DailyExpressSueTownsendisBritain'sfavouritecomicauthor.HerhugelysuccessfulnovelsincludeeightAdrianMolebooks，ThePublicConfessionsofaMiddle-AgedWoman(Aged55¾)，NumberTen，GhostChildren，TheQueenandIandQueenCamilla，allofwhicharehighlyacclaimedbestsellers.Shehasalsowrittennumerouswell-receivedplays.ShelivesinLeicester，whereshewasbornandgrewup.