β Scribed by Sophie Hannah
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Sophie Hannah's sharp pen dissects modern life and relationships with insouciant honesty and ruthless wit, and her love poems evoke timeless feelings with a shrewd simplicity that deepens her range. An edge of desolation, tenderness -- an occasional flash of cruelty -- and an ebullient delight in language make this a book of bittersweet pleasures. Pessimism for Beginners includes an extract from the opening chapter of Sophie Hannah's second psychological thriller, Hurting Distance, published by Hodder & Stoughton, described by the Times as 'a superbly creepy, twisty thriller about obsessive lo.;Cover; Title Page; Dedication; Acknowledgements; Table of Contents; I; On Her Tiredness; Mary Questions the Health Visitor; 'No Ball Games etc'; Round Robin; Discipline; The Plan; Letterland; Fifteen per cent of goodbye ; Deferred Gratification; Silly Mummy; One Little Wish; Astronomical; Pessimism for Beginners; II; Something and Nothing; Telling Strangers; How I Feel Now; Living Without You; From a Stranger; Exorcise; Friday 13th February 2004; The Onus; Manifest; Imaginary Friend; My Ideal Man; Send; III; The Cutting Dead; White Feathers; Peace Offering; In the Chill; After the Axe.
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