Obstacles to young love

Informationen zum Autor David Nobbs was a well-known English comedian. His first break came on the iconic satire show That Was The Week, That Was . Later he wrote for The Frost Report and The Two Ronnies and provided material for top comedians including Ken Dodd, Tommy Cooper and Dick Emery. Apart from his nineteen novels, David is best known for two hit TV series A Bit of a Do and The Fall and Rise of Reginald Perrin . His radio series With Nobbs On aired on Radio 4 in 2012. Klappentext From one of the greatest comedic writers of a generation comes a story of love, faith and taxidermy. Zusammenfassung From one of the greatest comedic writers of a generation comes a story of love! faith and taxidermy.

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Praise for Obstacles to Young Love:
'Painfully hilarious, wonderfully observed and slight sour at the same time.' Guardian
'Thank goodness for David Nobbs! He carries on the comic tradition of P G Wodehouse with this marvellous new book; a sweet and touching love story written with his trademark sly and subversive humour. A perfect antidote to these dark times.' Joanne Harris
Praise for David Nobbs's novels:
'Probably our finest post-war comic novelist' Jonathan Coe
'A delicious entertainment, as comic and sharp as they come' Guardian
'The most satisfying novel I have read in years' Express
'A marvellously comic novel' Sunday Times
'One of the most noisily funny books I have ever read' Michael Palin
'Very funny sketches of provincial newspaper life' Sue Townsend
'We should be thankful for the continuing brilliance of David Nobbs ... Going Gently is richly funny and rich in many other ways. Buy it' Mail on Sunday

Product details

• Authors: David Nobbs, Nobbs David
• Publisher: Harper Collins Uk
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback
• Released: 10.06.2010
• EAN: 9780007286287
• ISBN: 978-0-00-728628-7
• No. of pages: 432
• Dimensions: 128 mm x 198 mm x 28 mm
• Subjects: Fiction > Narrative literature; FICTION / Women, FICTION / Sagas, Modern & contemporary fiction (post c 1945), Adult & contemporary romance, Fiction: special features, FICTION / Family Life / General, FICTION / Humorous / General, FICTION / Romance / Romantic Comedy, Classic fiction (pre c 1945), Family life fiction, Narrative theme: Coming of age, Humorous fiction, Contemporary lifestyle fiction, Narrative theme: Love and relationships, c 1970 to c 1979, c 1970 to c 1980, Modern and Contemporary romance, Classic fiction: general and literary, Love;Romeo;Seville;Juliet;Taxidermy;Reggie Perrin