Sorting Out Billy

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Billy is a lad. He's a laugh, he's loud, he behaves badly and Sarah is besotted with him. But after another ,accident, involving Billy's temper, Sarah's face and a night in the A&E, Sarah's friends Martha and Flower decide that it's time to take action. What should they do Reason with him Send him to anger management classes Hire a hit man

Martha and Flower have problems of their own: Martha is seven months pregnant by one of three possible blokes (she did this mainly to wind up her sanctimonious vicar father); and hippie Flower's career as a stand-up comic is more sit-down after some nasty encounters with south London's finest hecklers. Will Martha survive single-motherhood on a council estate in need of a peace-keeping force Will Flower find the perfect put-down And will they sort out Billy before he gets to them first... Jo Brand tells it like it is in her darkly comic and sharply observed debut novel.

Reviews

...what the hell, pass me one of life's cream cakes - that new book by Jo Brand will do - Guardian

A lively debut - Guardian

Jo Brand's fiction debut shows her to be a smart stylist with a confident narrative voice... a darker palette than normal is introduced to this accomplished comedy of romantic bad manners - Observer

There isn't a dull passage. You could open the book at random, throw a dart and find something droll, well-expressed and hard to forget - Sunday Express

Fans of Brand's take-no-prisoners wit should find plenty to enjoy. - Marie Claire

Author Bio

Jo Brand is a stand-up comic with many TV and radio shows to her name. She is married with two children and lives in South London.