Conversations from a Long Marriage: based on the beloved BBC Radio 4 comedy starring Joanna Lumley and Roger Allam

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Joanna and Roger have been married for over forty years. Children of the sixties, they're still free spirits,
drawn together by their passion for music - and each other.

Conversations from a Long Marriage is exactly that: following conversations that take them from the local cafe, to their kitchen table, taking in her resentment of new glasses - a symbol of ageing - and fury at being lectured by the dental hygienist. He has a dodgy knee and is on statins, and when they discuss the marriage break-up of their closest friends, Sally and Peter, there's jealousy and talk of affairs. She suggests there are advantages to
single beds and separate holidays, and wants to go clubbing in Ibiza for her imminent 'big' birthday.

Witty, big-hearted and a whole lot of fun, Conversations from a Long Marriage will resonate with couples of any age - but especially those who are still dancing in the kitchen, singing in the car and trying to keep the passion alive.

Reviews

'Sublimely funny, touching ... Joanna Lumley and Roger Allam have had illustrious acting careers but can they ever have done anything better than Jan Etherington's two hander This is a work of supreme craftsmanship' - Radio Times

'Witty and warm' - The Spectator

'Jan Etherington is a brilliant writer and these books are sheer joy' - Joanna Lumley

'Conversations is a brilliant vehicle for tackling difficult subjects, like ageing and mortality, with a kind of clever, gentle, sardonic and affectionate humour, laced with human insight that makes you chuckle but can also unexpectedly move you.' - Suffolk Magazine

'Beautifully written' - Observer

Author Bio

Jan Etherington is an award-winning British writer, journalist and broadcaster. For over thirty years she has been writing hit radio and TV comedy series with her husband (of almost forty years) and writing partner, Gavin Petrie. Conversations from a Long Marriage, originally on Radio 4, is her first solo narrative comedy. It won Best Radio Comedy in 2020 at the Voice of the Listener and Viewer Awards, and was nominated for the same in 2022 at the Writers' Guild Awards. The fifth series will begin in early 2024.