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  • Published: 11 November 2010
  • ISBN: 9780141964447
  • Imprint: Michael Joseph
  • Format: Paperback
  • Pages: 8
  • RRP: $35.00
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A Tiny Bit Marvellous




The chart-topping, million-copy-selling comedian's brilliant first novel

Dawn French's number one bestelling novel A Tiny Bit Marvellous is a hilarious pageturner that will have you gripped from the first page.

Everyone hates the perfect family.
So you'll love the Battles.
Meet Mo Battle, about to turn 50 and mum to two helpless, hormonal teenagers. There's 17-year-old daughter Dora who blames Mo for, like, EVERYTHING and Peter who believes he's quite simply as darling and marvellous as his hero Oscar Wilde. Somewhere, keeping quiet, is Dad . . . who's just, well... Dad.
However, Mo is having a crisis. She's about to do something unusually wild and selfish, which will leave the entire family teetering on the edge of a precipice. Will the family fall? Or will they, when it really matters, be there for each other?
A Tiny Bit Marvellous is the number one bestselling novel from one of Britain's favourite comic writers.
Praise for A Tiny Bit Marvellous:
'Funny, really enjoyable, highly recommended. A wonderful writer - witty, wise, poignant' Wendy Holden
'A fantastic slam-dunk pageturner. Funny, enriching . . . page after page I laughed out loud' Mail on Sunday
'Beautifully observed. Makes you laugh on every page' The Times
'A brilliantly observed, very funny novel of family life' Woman and Home
%%%Dawn French's number one bestelling novel A Tiny Bit Marvellous is a hilarious pageturner that will have you gripped from the first page.

Everyone hates the perfect family.

So you'll love the Battles.

Meet Mo Battle, about to turn 50 and mum to two helpless, hormonal teenagers. There's 17-year-old daughter Dora who blames Mo for, like, EVERYTHING and Peter who believes he's quite simply as darling and marvellous as his hero Oscar Wilde. Somewhere, keeping quiet, is Dad . . . who's just, well... Dad.

However, Mo is having a crisis. She's about to do something unusually wild and selfish, which will leave the entire family teetering on the edge of a precipice. Will the family fall? Or will they, when it really matters, be there for each other?

A Tiny Bit Marvellous is the number one bestselling novel from one of Britain's favourite comic writers.

Praise for A Tiny Bit Marvellous:

'Funny, really enjoyable, highly recommended. A wonderful writer - witty, wise, poignant' Wendy Holden

'A fantastic slam-dunk pageturner. Funny, enriching . . . page after page I laughed out loud' Mail on Sunday

'Beautifully observed. Makes you laugh on every page' The Times

'A brilliantly observed, very funny novel of family life' Woman and Home

Dawn French has been making people laugh for thirty years. On purpose. As a writer, comedian and actor, she has appeared in some of this country's most long running, cherished and celebrated shows, including French and Saunders, The Comic Strip Presents. . ., Murder Most Horrid, The Vicar of Dibley, Jam and Jerusalem, Lark Rise to Candleford, and more recently, Roger and Val Have Just Got In.

Her bestselling memoir, Dear Fatty, was published to critical acclaim in 2008. Her first novel, A Tiny Bit Marvellous, was also a great success, going straight to No.1. Dawn's second novel, Oh Dear Silvia, is out now.
%%%Dawn French's number one bestelling novel A Tiny Bit Marvellous is a hilarious pageturner that will have you gripped from the first page.

Everyone hates the perfect family.
So you'll love the Battles.
Meet Mo Battle, about to turn 50 and mum to two helpless, hormonal teenagers. There's 17-year-old daughter Dora who blames Mo for, like, EVERYTHING and Peter who believes he's quite simply as darling and marvellous as his hero Oscar Wilde. Somewhere, keeping quiet, is Dad . . . who's just, well... Dad.
However, Mo is having a crisis. She's about to do something unusuall

  • Published: 11 November 2010
  • ISBN: 9780141964447
  • Imprint: Michael Joseph
  • Format: Paperback
  • Pages: 8
  • RRP: $35.00
Categories:

About the author

Dawn French

Dawn French has been making people laugh for thirty years. On purpose. As a writer, comedian and actor, she has appeared in some of Britain's most long-running, cherished and celebrated shows, including French and Saunders, The Comic Strip Presents . . . , Murder Most Horrid, The Vicar of Dibley, Jam and Jerusalem, Lark Rise to Candleford and, more recently, Roger and Val Have Just Got In.

Her number-one bestselling memoir, Dear Fatty, was published to critical acclaim in 2008. A Tiny Bit Marvellous, her first novel, was a great success, going straight to number one and selling over half a million copies. Oh Dear Silvia is her second novel.

UK comedy star Dawn French is a judge for the 2013 series of Australia's Got Talent on the Nine Network.

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Praise for A Tiny Bit Marvellous

Beautifully observed. Makes you laugh on every page

The Times

Hilarious. Chortle-out-loud turns of phrase, razor-sharp observations

Stylist

Fresh, extremely funny

Sunday Times

Has she cracked it with her first novel? Yes. Engaging from the first page

Heat

Really enjoyable and highly recommended. Dawn French is a wonderful writer - witty, wise and poignant

Daily Mail

A hilarious and compelling read

Good Housekeeping