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The Ladybird Book of the Mid-Life Crisis

By Jason Hazeley and Joel Morris
Series: Ladybirds for Grown-Ups
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The Ladybird Book of the Mid-Life Crisis by Jason Hazeley and Joel Morris takes a humorous look at the trials and tribulations of reaching middle age. Using a blend of witty commentary and illustrations reminiscent of classic Ladybird books, it playfully explores themes such as lifestyle changes, unexpected hobbies, and the quirks of mid-life self-discovery. This light-hearted read offers comical insights into navigating this life stage with charm and tongue-in-cheek humour.
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This book may appeal to you if you enjoy witty, tongue-in-cheek humour about the trials and tribulations of mid-life. With charming vintage illustrations and sharp observational comedy, it cleverly parodies the classic children's books to provide a humorous take on the mid-life crisis, offering amusement and light-hearted reflections for those seeking to laugh at life's quirks as they age.

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The Ladybird Book of the Mid-Life Crisis

Helps grown-ups with the world about them. With large clear script, the careful choice of words, the frequent repetition and the thoughtful matching of text with pictures all enable, this title enables grown-ups to think they have taught themselves to cope.

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The Ladybird Book of the Mid-Life Crisis is a delightful addition to the hilarious Ladybird Books for Grown-Ups series. Specially planned to help grown-ups navigate the world around them, this book features the classic large clear script, a careful choice of words, frequent repetition, and thoughtful matching of text with pictures. All these elements enable grown-ups to believe they have taught themselves to cope with the challenges of mid-life.

This book's subject matter holds great appeal for adults seeking a humorous perspective on this life stage. The series cleverly combines original Ladybird artwork with brilliantly funny, brand new text.

Explore the other engaging titles in this series:

  • The Ladybird Book of Mindfulness
  • The Ladybird Book of Dating
  • The Ladybird Book of Sheds
  • The Ladybird Book of The Hipster
  • The Ladybird Book of the Hangover
  • How it Works: The Husband
  • How it Works: The Wife

Series: Ladybirds for Grown-Ups

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The Ladybird Book of the Mid-Life Crisis by Jason Hazeley and Joel Morris is a humorous take on the challenges and absurdities faced during middle age. The book cleverly combines nostalgia with satire, resembling the classic Ladybird books from childhood. Readers appreciate its witty and light-hearted approach, proving both entertaining and relatable for anyone navigating their own mid-life crisis.

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Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9780718183530

Publisher: Penguin Books Ltd

Format: Hardback

Date Published: 29 October 2015

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: Michael Joseph Ltd

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 10.0mm

Width: 116.0mm

Height: 174.0mm

Weight: 120g

Pages: 56

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Fiction Humour Jason Hazeley Joel Morris Penguin Books Series: Ladybirds for Grown-Ups

About the Author

Jason Hazeley & Joel Morris are the award-winning authors of the bestselling Ladybird Books For Grown-Ups series. They write for Charlie Brooker's BAFTA award-winning Wipe shows, and co-wrote Cunk on Shakespeare, Cunk on Christmas and Cunk on Britain. They have also written for the award-winning Murder in Successville, the award-winning Miranda, the award-winning Mitchell & Webb, the award-winning Armstrong & Miller and a long list of shows and people both award-winning and so-far-award-avoiding. They created and wrote the critically lauded but as yet un-awarded ngstr m for BBC Radio 4, and helped write both the award-winning Paddington movies. They are co-creators of spoof local newspaper The Framley Examiner (awards pending) and the bestselling but still-waiting-to-be-award-winning offbeat travel guides Bollocks to Alton Towers and Far from the Sodding Crowd. They present the podcast Rule of Three (Guardian Guide Best 50 Podcasts 2018 - is that an award?) and divide their time between their office, where they keep their awards, and an award-winning pub.

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