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Went to London, Took the Dog
- The Diary of a 60-Year-Old Runaway
- Narrated by: Nina Stibbe
- Length: 11 hrs and 3 mins
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Went to London, Took the Dog
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Publisher's Summary
This brilliant audiobook is wittily and hilariously read by the author, Nina Stibbe.
Twenty years after leaving London, Nina Stibbe is back in town with her dog, Peggy. Together they take up lodging in the house of writer Deborah (Debby) Moggach in Camden for 'a year-long sabbatical'. It’s a break from married life back in Cornwall, or even perhaps a fresh start altogether.
Debby does not have many demands – only to water the garden, watch for toads, and defrost the odd pie – so Nina is free to explore the city she once called home. Between scrutinising her son’s online dating developments, navigating the politics of the local pool, and taking detergent advice at the laundrette, this diary of a sixty-year-old runaway reunites us with the inimitable voice of Love, Nina, as the writer becomes, as she puts it, 'a proper adult' at last.
As heard on BBC Radio 4's Woman's Hour
What the critics say
"Stibbe turns out more perfect, sharp, unique sentences than anyone else." (Caitlin Moran)
"Stibbe has an extraordinary gift." (Marian Keyes)
"Nina Stibbe makes being funny look easy, but that's just because she's very, very good at it." (Clare Chambers)