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Went to London, Took the Dog: The Diary of a 60-Year-Old Runaway
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How do I get rid of the mosquitoes infesting the garden? Should my kids be drinking so much? And why the f*** doesn't anyone in North London know how to clean up after their dog? These are just some of the questions plaguing Nina Stibbe as she makes her return to London, reflecting on what it means to turn your whole life around aged sixty. Whether it's dinner parties with the great and the good of the London literati, micromanaging her son's online dating profile, or avoiding peak times at the launderette, Nina Stibbe's utterly inimitable wit is ever present throughout this diary forty years after the Love, Nina years.
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"I laughed out loud at the boyfriend who had sensitive hair follicles, and the time her brother accidentally said 'Take care' to their grandmother, 'and she went full bitch on him' ..."
"Although there's a lot of repetitive detail, Stibbe uses the discipline of her time-stamped sabbatical as a way of injecting propulsion, if not exactly urgency, into her narrative ..."
"While some of these observations may seem trivial, I will confess that more than a few of them have wormed their way into my brain ..."
"Relating the challenges of aging and the joys of old friendships and new experiences, this memoir is a lovely addition to all collections."
"Are standards in comedy really this low?"
"Chatter for the chattering class."
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