Early morning tears October 27, 2006
Posted by Jen in : Bits and Pieces, Journal , 6 commentsRacked with grief, the tears are sliding slowly but fully down my unwashed cheeks, plopping hopelessly onto the duvet. I am empty. Bereft. It’s finished. Over with. The final page turned.
I know I shouldn’t be quite so upset about finishing my Jilly Cooper novel but, crumbs, her characters are just so jolly marvellous. The cads, the glamour, the feckless (oh, how I love that word!) abundance of it all. And while the majority of tears are produced by my inner soppy date, I’m also pissed off that I can’t write as well as that. Bloody Jilly. I hate love her.
So, what to read next?? As P J O’Rourke said, “Always read stuff that will make you look good if you die in the middle of it”. Oh, what does he know?? It’s a little embarassing, of course, reading Jilly Cooper. But that’s the beauty of Amazon isn’t it? All one’s shameful secrets delivered in a brown cardboard parcel of ambiguity. And best of all, as lovely bf discovered some time ago, the one-click thingummyjig means they never ask you for money. It’s free, I tell you, free!
PS
Dear Jilly
Would you like me to review all your future books? As a result of being rather impoverished at the mo, I am available for £1.47 a week, plus a round of Marmite sarnies and a bit of a hug.
Look forward to hearing from you.
Lots of love, Jen x
