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'twas a perfect venue, and good company, great conversation and good to meet newbies. I sat there with my book (Robert Newman's "Manners") for nearly the whole time i was there, waiting for someone to swap with. Punters came, punters went, no one brought a book... unitl Bellenden Belle turned up with two. Happy reading Belle. I'll get through "Kevin" as soon as i can - which in my case will be the next time the meet gets round to the Gowlett!


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Just to add a thank you to Citizen Ed for Newman's Manners... I can be spotted reading it on the train each morning to London Bridge - and it makes the journey whizz by! It's completely different to my usual reading matter so actually I am rather pleased - I would never have chosen it, but so far so good!

It's a great book, and quite different to both his other novels. Books by comedians don't rate very well but that is an exception


His erstwhile comic partner David Baddiel wrote a couple of very so-what novels before writing a fanrastic book based upon his families experience as Jewish refugees unwanted by Britain as the 2nd world war came to pass

Fair dues PollyD - I guess I mean in the wider literary world they wouldn't be rated. I remember the Insomnia one.. which was the HIV one? And have you read his latest?.. but I fear we are now off-topic and should carry this on in the book thread


To stay on topic - where were you instead of the EDF drinks!!

We were out in London Bridge and left there at about 10.30pm, hopped on a no. 40 and thought we'd come to the Gowlett but weren't sure about closing times (mainly of the pizza oven owing to huge hunger). I'm afraid we had a kebab and went home - stylish huh?


True that his books aren't v high brow but a good read nonetheless. The HIV related one was:


http://www.amazon.co.uk/Whatever-Love-Means-David-Baddiel/dp/0349113920


I'm too sleepy to move this to another thread. Maybe we'll be moved to the right place by the morning.

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