Set contemporaneously, as all the diaries are, it fills in two of the gap years between Adrian Mole: The Cappuccino Years and Adrian Mole and the Weapons of Mass Destruction. Upon reading "The True Confessions of Adrian Mole" I must say that I find it rather unnerving after two books covering daily entries from Adrian's life over a period of 1 1/2 years each, having the third volume of the series (no lengthier than the first two) feature essays, radio broadcasts, selected letters and covering a period of 5+ years. It was supposed to be out this autumn and we are very sad that we won't be able to show it to the world. When the series begins, Mole is – of course – 13 ¾, and by the final volume (so far; Townsend’s only comment about the future is her hope that Adrian go “onward, ever onward”) he is 40 and a grandfather, and it is a great tribute to the series that the child is still recognisable in the adult. The Secret Diary of Adrian Mole aged 13 3/4 (plus Growing Pains), Sue Townsend, Methuen, First Editions, First Impressions The first book in the Adrian Mole series, named by the BBC News on its list of the 100 most influential novels and adapted by radio, TV and stage, this story, written in a diary style, focuses on the worries and regrets of a teenager who believes himself to be an intellectual.

Characters who had stepped out of the series are back where they were, little details are forgotten. In an interview in the Guardian with Kate Kellaway in 2010, Sue said that “the only way I’ll kill Adrian is when I die myself”. In the third instalment of the hilarious Adrian Mole series, 16-year-old Adrian navigates his way into adulthood . Worse, as he slides down the employment ladder, from deskbound civil servant in Oxford to part-time washer-upper in Soho, he finds that critical reception for his epic novel, Lo!Although aspects of the books have obviously dated a little, most of it remains refreshingly relevant. This is not intended to be a full statement of all your rights under the Distance Selling Regulations. Apart from the humorous events described in the diary, a lot of the book's humour originates from the unreliable narration of Mole, who naïvely, yet confidently, misinterprets events around him. His loyal friend and co-worker Bernard Hopkins comes to the rescue, moving in with him and promising to remain until his cancer is in remission.

Each book builds off events and character growth from the previous one, delivering a more complete and enjoyable reading experience. ISBN: 9780141315980 Author: Townsend, Sue Publisher: Penguin Books Publication Date: 31st October 2002 Imprint: Penguin Books Cover: Paperback Dewey: 823.Adrian Mole's painfully frank diary offers a glimpse into the tormented life of a 'misunderstood intellectual’ as he attempts to navigate the challenges posed by his parents' unhappy marriage, being a bully-magnet, acne and unrequited love.

And the love of his life; Pandora Braithwaite; is the newly elected MP for Ashby-de-la-Zouch - one of 'Blair's Babes'. At one point he falls into bad company with Barry Kent and his gang, who had bullied him in earlier years, but generally he keeps out of trouble. He also tells of his obsessions with being cool, his self-absorption, getting rid of acne, and his terrible poems.

Pandora becomes a prominent MP; school bully Barry Kent becomes a successful poet; Adrian’s best friend Nigel becomes a blind, gay, Buddhist van driver (though not necessarily all at the same time). It could have been very easy to choose this for rereading only to find that the advancing of time into adulthood had dulled the impression it made on me as a kid. Mole is a fierce critic of prime minister Margaret Thatcher, listing her as one of his worst enemies.

The Secret Diary of Adrian Mole Aged 13 ¾ is the first book in Sue Townsend's brilliantly funny Adrian Mole series. The ORIGINAL teenage diarist is back in the second book in Sue Townsend's brilliantly funny, touching and bestselling Ad. They also capture the Thatcher-led zeitgeist of the UK that was one of the most pivotal moments in modern history. She also published five other hugely popular novels - including The Queen and I and The Woman Who Went to Bed for a Year - as well as writing numerous well-received plays.Adrian Mole continues to struggle valiantly against the slings and arrows of growing up and his own family's attempts to scar him for life in this second volume of his secret diary. Although the identity of Rosie's father is originally uncertain, in The Prostrate Years Mr Lucas, now wealthy, gets back in touch with Rosie and demands a DNA test on The Jeremy Kyle Show. I am also not British, and not well-acquainted with early 1980's Britain and know nothing of British politics. Features the complete texts of The Secret Diary of Adrian Mole Aged 13 ¾ and The Growing Pains of Adrian Mole.