Mary Brown's Manifestos: Declarations for the Magnificently Exhausted
The book that finally admits we're all disasters in disguise
Fed up with political manifestos that promise the impossible? Mary Brown has written the manifestos we ACTUALLY need – for real life, where the biggest achievement is remembering to wear matching socks.
This is the book for anyone who's ever:
The book that finally admits we're all disasters in disguise
Fed up with political manifestos that promise the impossible? Mary Brown has written the manifestos we ACTUALLY need – for real life, where the biggest achievement is remembering to wear matching socks.
This is the book for anyone who's ever:
- Agreed to a "quick drink" and woken up spooning a traffic cone
Accidentally liked their ex's photo from 2015 while stalking at 2am
Taken in Amazon packages and hidden them from their partner as if they were part of a worldwide drug deal
Inside: dozens of hilarious manifestos, including:
✓ The Hairdresser Manifesto – Where you'll pay £150 to look like your mother-in-law while saying "It's PERFECT!"
✓ The Online Shopping Manifesto – For those in deeper relationships with Dave the delivery driver than their own family
✓ The Netflix Manifesto – 47 minutes browsing, fall asleep during opening credits, wake up to "Are you still watching?" (No, Netflix. Obviously not.)
✓ The Gym Manifesto – Funding other people's fitness since that optimistic January when you thought "this year will be different"
✓ The Public Speaking Manifesto – For everyone who's ever made that noise that sounds like a dying whale when asked to "say a few words"
Plus manifestos for: Getting older (when did stairs get so loud?), teenage children (communication via grunts), dinner parties (why did you offer to host?), book clubs (you came for wine, not Tolstoy), trying to escape events, fashion failures, and many more occasions where life drop-kicks you in the shins.
These aren't self-help guides – they're group therapy in book form. They're for everyone who has mastered the art of looking busy while doing nothing, who considers peach liqueur a food group, and who's built their entire personality around avoiding phone calls.
Mary Brown has created the ultimate guide to muddling through modern life. Part comedy, part cry for help, all relatable.
WARNING: Do not read in public unless you want strangers to ask if you're okay as you snort-laugh on the train. Do not read if you're pretending to have your life together – this book will blow your cover.
Perfect for fans of not having a clue, secret chocolate stashes, and that one good bra you save for special occasions.
Written at 2am while wearing her husband's 1994 football shirt and eating cheese by biting it straight from the block.
Genre: Mystery
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