Went to London, Took the Dog
The Diary of a 60-Year-Old Runaway
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Nina Stibbe
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Nina Stibbe
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This brilliant audiobook is wittily and hilariously read by the author, Nina Stibbe.
'Painfully funny, but also deeply moving' - Meg Mason
'Vulnerable, sharp, funny, wise' - Bonnie Garmus
'A unique comic voice, endlessly funny' - David Nicholls
Twenty years after leaving London, Nina Stibbe is back in town with her dog, Peggy. Together they take up lodging in the house of writer Deborah (Debby) Moggach in Camden for 'a year-long sabbatical'. It’s a break from married life back in Cornwall, or even perhaps a fresh start altogether.
Debby does not have many demands – only to water the garden, watch for toads, and defrost the odd pie – so Nina is free to explore the city she once called home. Between scrutinising her son’s online dating developments, navigating the politics of the local pool, and taking detergent advice at the laundrette, this diary of a sixty-year-old runaway reunites us with the inimitable voice of Love, Nina, as the writer becomes, as she puts it, 'a proper adult' at last.
As heard on BBC Radio 4's Woman's Hour
'The true heir to Sue Townsend' - Caitlin Moran
'An utter, UTTER treat! It was like spending time with my most clever, insightful, funny, FUNNY friend' - Marian Keyes
'No one writes heartbreak more hilariously, or hilarity more heartbreakingly' - Katherine Heiny
'So sharp and funny, blissfully gossipy, enviably well-observed . . . I loved it' - India Knight
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- caroline branfoot
- 30-12-23
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I felt I had an old friend chattering away to me and keeping me company
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- Anonymous User
- 12-11-23
Bliss!
I adored it. Thank you! Very funny, clever, insightful and poignant. Nina narrating it herself was a real treat. I just didn’t want it to end - more diaries please Nina! (Also re-focussed me on my pelvic floor exercises!).
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- Anonymous User
- 04-06-24
I’ve been listening on repeat!
Loved it all! My favourite audiobook format, I love David Sedaris’ books and this feels a bit like those somehow but much more relatable to me.
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- Tom Wentworth
- 27-12-23
My book of the year!
Funny, insightful and at turns quite moving. Like hanging out with your besties. Listened twice. A joy!
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- Lucina J. Delafons
- 30-01-24
Distinctive and dryly amusing
Nina Stibbe is a wonderfully eccentric yet down to earth writer who makes you feel like she has included you in her hilarious bunch of friends and their lives.
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- ann
- 06-11-23
A very relaxing listen
I don't know why I liked this book, mostly just a list of random events and things others did, or said, (but then it does say it's a diary in the title!) but I did. Maybe it was because her life was so different to mine; whatever, it was very easy to listen to and if I fell asleep while listening in bed and went back the following day, it didn't matter if i'd heard some before.
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- smitford
- 29-11-24
A Collection of Bits
I love Nina Stibbe's work! This, however, just leaves me puzzled. I get that it is extracts from a diary, but did no-one edit it? It just rambles on and goes around and around an a, frankly, completely tedious way.
I was also in the dark about who most of the people are. The characters are all listed (and a long, boring list it is, to listen to) at the start, but whereas, in a book, you could quickly flick back to the opening page to check who someone is, it's not easy to do that in an audio book.
Oddly, even being read by its author, the narrator seemed often to leave no gap whatsoever between sentences, so that the meaning was sometimes completely lost. I am sorry to say that it was all completely disappointing.
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- Debbie
- 30-08-24
Highly amusing, great sense of humour
I really enjoyed this audio book. Superbly read by Nina herself. Her sense of humour is just brilliant and I’ve laughed out loud so many times. The perfect listen.
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- OT
- 09-11-23
Moving and Delightful
Funny and profound. This is Nina at her very best. A joy to listen to from start to finish.
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- Carly
- 15-11-23
Gentle and Uplifting
I love everything Nina Stibbe writes and especially love listening to her voice. Like other reviews have said it is just diary entries, but it’s captivating, I love the way Nina looks at life and didn’t want it to end. Would definitely love another.
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