Happy Families: The heart-warming and hilarious winner of Richard & Judy's Search for a Bestseller 2020

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Weirder still, they've lived in the same small flat about the takeaway for the majority of those years, with Amy's mother Joan acting as their unfortunate go-between and buffer. She firmly believes in the ratio of 70% backside-in-the-chair writing time and 30% thinking about writing while walking a dog. Trading Address (Warehouse) Unit E, Vulcan Business Complex, Vulcan Road, Leicester, Leicestershire, LE5 3EB.

While much of the small Welsh community was welcoming of Ah Goong and his family, and they certainly enjoyed eating their food, the family did experience some racism. There was a slight pull of wanting to know what the secrets were, but both "big reveals" were massively disappointing.I found the book pretty unexceptional, didn’t find the characters particularly relatable or likeable and admit to being confused by the intricacies of the family relationships but didn’t really care enough about them to go back and seek clarification. He wants to be a butcher's boy, or a bus-driver's boy or even a balloonist's boy - and his wishes are going to land him in lots of trouble . I love books that give me a glimpse in to other cultures, different families and how they navigate lives issues. Happy Families did actually remind me a bit of Mike Gayle’s All the Lonely People – the previous book I read.

My only downfall for this story that it was a little too slow-moving for my liking, as many of the dramatic elements happen in the latter part of the book and I'm a little too impatient for so much context and background building. After graduating from University and working away from home, she now owns her family’s Chinese takeaway with her brother in Wales and is also a debut author at the age of 51. Our Adult Fiction Books, Range includes Classics Novels, Comic Books, Crime, Thriller, Mystery Novels, General Fiction, Horror, Romance, Science Fiction and War. By the time I'd won the competition the publishers had decided that the book was good to go out and I didn't have any kickback about the switching.

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Penguin presents Happy Families: The Audio Collection by Allan Ahlberg, read by Alexander Armstrong. From Mrs Vole the Vet to Mr Biff the Boxer, these classic comic stories of family life from favourite author Allan Ahlberg have been a staple of childhoods for more than two generations. Amy lives in the flat above the takeaway with her grandfather and in the course of the book we learn.So the thing is, I didn't know if these things were something only my family did or others did too but I'm glad to put those things out for other people to read about. These picture books from esteemed children's author Allan Ahlberg regularly appear at the top of 'most popular' lists for UK libraries.

Also the big family secret as to why her grandfather Ah Goong and father TC Li haven't spoken to each other in thirty years.

Happy Families is the ultimate balance of psychological expertise and practical parenting advice - an essential guide to support our children’s mental health. Picked up this book, read the blurb and thought ‘this is my life’, so was intrigued to see what it was like inside!