Life Isn't All Ha Ha Hee Hee - Couverture souple

Contains a sneak preview of Meera Syal's brand new novel, THE HOUSE OF HIDDEN MOTHERS

There’s no such thing as a happy ending , is there …?

Sunita - perfect housewife - is married to Akash, but is her marriage what it seems?

Chila - warm, loveable - has married with great fanfare the entrepreneur Deepak. But are they really in love?

Tania - beautiful, rebellious - has rejected her traditional upbringing for a top television career. But is she really as tough as she says?

As Tania uncovers a devastating truth, are the three friends about to learn the hardest life lesson of all …?
MEERA SYAL, CBE, is one of our most acclaimed actors and writers. She starred in the hit series The Kumars at No. 42 and recently in the BBC film of David Walliams' The Boy in the Dress. She is currently in the latest series of Broadchurch Meera Syal is also known for her sharp, provocative fiction. Her debut novel is called Anita and Me. Life isn't all Ha Ha Hee Hee is her second acclaimed novel. Her brand new novel The House of Hidden Mothers is out now.

'A magical mosaic of friendship, betrayal and cross-cultural incongruities. By turns spicy, hilarious and sad, it unfolds the ties that bind young women to their East End Punjabi roots even as they head west for trendy careers, café bars and sexual freedom' She

'Extremely funny, wonderfully insightful . . . a big, ambitious book with serious points to be made about the choices women face today . . . Syal mixes her message with hilarious set pieces' Sunday Express

'The story surges along on a rip-tide of wisecracks and wisdom... Excellent'
Sunday Telegraph

'A superbly crafted, page-turning comedy which isn't afraid to tackle the big subjects . . . heartfelt, heartwarming and very, very good'
Mirror

'An engrossing and provocative book, both funny and sad'
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