Well hello to you dear browser. Now I have your attention it would be rude if I didn't tell you a little about my literary feast. So, here is the thing: is it just me or does anyone else find that adulthood offers no refuge from the unexpected horrors, peculiar lack of physical coordination and sometimes unexplained nudity, that accompanied childhood and adolescence?

Does everybody struggle with the hazards that accompany, say, sitting elegantly on a bar stool; using chopsticks; pretending to understand the bank crisis; pedicures - surely it's plain wrong for a stranger to fondle your feet? Or is it just me?

I am proud to say I have a wealth of awkward experiences - from school days to life as an office temp - and here I offer my 18-year-old self (and I hope you too dear reader) some much needed caution and guidance on how to navigate life's rocky path.

Because frankly where is the manual? The much needed manual to life. Well, fret not, for this is my attempt at one and let's call it, because it's fun, a Miran-ual. I thank you.

Have a feeling this might make me snigger......

Okay....well first off, if like me you watch "Miranda" then I defy you not to read this without "hearing" her! If you don't like the TV series this book won't be for you.

I must admit I thought at first that having Young Miranda popping up here & there was going to be silly (silly? in Miranda Hart's book -duh!! It's a given...) but it did make me smile when Old Miranda talked to Young Miranda about modern technology (chapter 5). Anyhow I smirked my way through to Chapter 6 "Beauty" where I will admit to some very unladylike snorting & at one point got the giggles very badly (made worse by the fact hubby was telling me to stop & you know what it's like sometimes when you start you just can't stop) While the out-loud laughing stopped there (chapter 6, keep up at the back) the rest of the book still raised a smile or two.

What I call amusing ;o)

Added to the book sale at the Brighouse branch of HSBC.




This book has been given as a donation to a book sale to raise funds for the Forget-Me-Not Children's Hospice. HSBC staff in the area are raising funds for the Hospice & the bank will match the money raised £ for £. If you bought the book, thanks for helping us support this very worthwhile cause.


(& please let us know what you thought of the book!)