In store now! OK, Let's Do Your Stupid Idea by Patrick Freyne

Looking for a book to make you laugh out loud? Patrick Freyne’s memoir is a righteous celebration of life and the comedy to be found in it.

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OK, Let's Do Your Stupid Idea by Patrick Freyne
Paperback RRP £8.99

LONGLISTED FOR THE RATHBONES FOLIO PRIZE 2021

'One of the year's funniest books' i Paper

Patrick Freyne has tried a lot of stupid ideas in his life. Now, in his scintillating debut, he is here to tell you about them: like the time (aged 5) he opened a gate and let a horse out of its field, just to see what would happen; or the time (aged 19) he jumped out of a plane for charity, even though he didn't much care about the charity and was sure he'd end up dead; or the time (aged old enough to know better) he used a magazine as a funnel for fuel when the petrol cap on his band's van broke.

He has also learned a few things: about the power of group song; about the beauty of physically caring for another human being; about childlessness; about losing friends far too young. Life as seen through the eyes of Patrick Freyne is stranger, funnier and a lot more interesting than life as we generally know it. Like David Sedaris or Nora Ephron, he creates an environment all his own - fundamentally comic, sometimes moving, always deeply humane. OK, Let's Do Your Stupid Idea is a joyous reading experience from an instantly essential new writer.

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