Screams: Shrieks of Horror and Yelps of Pleasure from Modern Life

Screams is a witty and insightful look at the modern world, from the annoyances of knicker-envy to the power of email sign-offs. Ysenda Maxtone Graham's book is sharp, sparkling, and bound to find its way into many Christmas stockings.

Format: Hardback
Length: 208 pages
Publication date: 31 October 2024
Publisher: Little, Brown Book Group

A gently humorous take on the modern world - from the pitfalls of knicker-envy to the weaponising of email sign-offs Screams is Ysenda Maxtone Graham's idiosyncratic and gently funny take on the modern world. She pinpoints all those small things that irritate, but which have a disproportionate effect on our wellbeing (for example, agonising waits for HMRC while stuck in a loop playing the "Four Seasons"; deep-seated recycling fears; friends that gaslight you with too many xxxs) and also takes pleasure in the small victories that bring surprising joy (lunch from leftovers and finding a miraculous parking space against all odds). Screams is as sharp as holly, and as sparkling as fairy lights... it's bound to find its way into many a Christmas stocking. Mail on Sunday The beauty of this book is its specificity... Graham has successfully and with with translated into precise words the minutiae of everyday life The Times

Weight: 334g
Dimension: 144 x 225 x 22 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9780349146560