Broken Biscuits: And other male failures

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Witty, tender and daring essays from the British David Sedaris
'A bold new voice in nonfiction writing.' Jenn Ashworth
When it comes to the challenge of being a man, Adam Farrer always seems to find a way to fall short

In his second collection of candid personal essays, he vividly recounts his struggles to live up to masculine expectations. From the calamity of his first serious relationship, an obsession with Prince that sees everyone questioning his sexuality, the repercussions of his adult circumcision and his doubts about his ability to survive the apocalypse to his morbid fear of physical combat and his brush with Satanic Panic in 1980s rural Suffolk, this is a book about growing up, trying to define yourself as a man but somehow always missing the mark.

Reviews

Farrer's distinctive voice is once again on display in this entertaining collection of autobiographical essays.' Bookseller Editors Choice

'I love everything about these essays, from Adam's willingness to be open about life, love, family and his nether regions, to his innate ability as a storyteller. Broken Biscuits made me laugh out loud and then properly cry.' Jennie Godfrey

'It will make you cry with laughter.' Miranda France

'Brilliant, funny, occasionally wince-inducing, and incredibly moving. I loved Adam's honesty and generosity.' Sarah Brooks

'Adam's eye for the absurd is a delight, his candour about his own struggles utterly endearing. Threaded with his customary blend of melancholy and self-deprecating humour, these essays are a deep and courageous dive into what it feels like to be a man.' Karen Powell

'Adam is a fantastic writer and you're going to want to get this book.' Steven Kedie

Praise for Adam Farrer's work

'A nuanced, well-structured and memorable memoir; it deservedly won the Northbound Book Award.' Times Literary Supplement

'Witty, charming, moving and real.' Jenn Ashworth

Adam Farrer asks that you fall in love with the overlooked, with that which is crumbling and destined to be lost to the sea. I fell for it hard. Wyl Menmuir

'Glorious. Adam dances down that line between happy and sad with such sure-footed grace.' Catherine Simpson

'Wide-ranging and thought-provoking Made me both cry and laugh heartily and fully.' Polly Atkin

'A truly wonderful and ingenious writer funny, warm.' Emma Jane Unsworth

'Funny and moving.' Tony Walsh

'Vividly documents the minutiae of small-town life on the margins captures it beautifully.' The Bookseller, Editors Choice

'Witty, moving, wry, insightful and caring in how it deals with its subject matter.' The Bookseller, Category Highlight, annual preview

'Witty and introspective Echoing the canny writing of David Sedaris, Farrer has a knack for wringing hilarity from lifes grim moments.' Publishers Weekly

Author Bio

Adam Farrer is a writer, a lecturer and the editor of the creative nonfiction journal The Real Story. He has been a photo lab technician, an illustrator, a ceramicist, a musician, a music journalist and currently works at the University of Salford, where he is the Writer in Residence for Peel Park. His first book, Cold Fish Soup, won the Northbound Book Award.