Synopsis
The new novel from the bestselling author of The Future Homemakers of America and The Unfortunates. The Boff brothers live at home with their Mam. They have a lav down the yard and a jerry under the bed and they play bookings at the Birmingham Welsh and the Rover Sports and Social. Cled tinkles on the piano and Sel is the crooner. 'Sel's the one who can lift people out of themselves and send them home feeling grand and you can't argue against that' says Cled. When Sel decides he must try his chances with the brights lights of New York City, he packs up his sequinned suits and enlists his brother as travel companion and accompanist. Things begin to roll and what follows is a tale of high jinx; of mirrored ceilings and heart-shaped tubs; of screaming girls, romancing and No Business Like Show Business. As jealousy starts encroaching on the brothers' relationship, Cled finds that there are more secrets in his family than he had bargained for. With her characteristic wit and wisdom, Laurie Graham brings us a touching celebration of the sparkle and the dust in family life.

Sending to my NSSCSS recipent

Thank you angellica, lovely NSS Surprise. Loads of great goodies and this book too. I love Laurie Graham; can't wait to read this one. :)

Laurie Graham does it again. Such a good story I couldn't put it down!
I loved the narrator Cled; the way he just didn't have a clue and had to have everything spelled out for him. A very funny piece of writing and quite sad too.
Thanks angellica:)

Passing on to my good friend halfacake - who gave it back without journaling.....some people will never get the hang of this!!
Saving for a bookswap.

On its way to gizangel, who won it in the 'Name' bookswap on BookswapLIVE. Enjoy:)

Ooooh thanks storychaser this DOES look good, and highly spoken of! And thank you for the hot choc too xxx

See look how long it took me to get to this.... and then it only took me a day to read it, cos I c ouldn't put it down AND the rugby was on :)

I didn't know what to expect from this book - I knew it looked good when I saw it in the swap, and then it sort of sank into TBR. And then it was picked in the Raiding Bookshelves swap on bookobsessed, so I grabbed it quick and read it - and I am SO glad it did get picked!

I found this book a joy to read - the narrator was fabulous, the story captivating..... I am going to look out for others by this author now. I LOVE it when a book surprises me :)

Reserved for raiding bookshelves swap

RELEASE NOTES:

Going to momx3lovesbooks who won it on the Raiding Bookshelves swap on BookObsessed.com - hope you enjoy it as much as I did and thanks for stealing it!!!!! How strange is that - I chose your reveal and failed to grab it and you didn't chose mine but ended up with it.....

received this earlier this week. TY!! :)

The Boff brothers live at home with their Mam. They have a lav down the yard and a tin bath in front of the fire on club nights, but they are also rising stars at the Birmingham Welsh and the Rover Sports and Social. Cled tinkles the ivories while Sel slips on his gold lame jacket and serenades the ladies. "He could lift people out of themselves" says Cled, "and send them home happy, and that's why he got bookings while trained musicians went hungry".

When Sel tries his chances in America, Cled tags along, into a world of dequinned suits and mirrored ceilings, heart-shaped tubs and stretch limousines. And so, eventually, do the rest of the family.

But it's tough at the top and times change. The kids want rock 'n roll. Stars are dressing like bag ladies, and there's always some armchair gravedigger out there waiting to bury you. And then there's family. You just neverk now what skeltons they're going to start dragging out of your walk-in closets.

12/15-sending to MIL
07/09-returned from MIL