Bloody bookshops.<\/p>\n
Shouldn’t be allowed!<\/p>\n
I now have a copy of Dick Francis’ latest paperback ‘Under Orders’ and Billy Bragg’s exploration of ‘Britishness’, ‘The Progressive Patriot’.<\/p>\n
Like, I have time for such fripperies as reading?<\/p>\n
I mean.<\/p>\n
I’m getting a bit freaked out by the lack of spare time in my life as it is.<\/p>\n
And I’ve gone out and bought two books – two books!?<\/p>\n
Whatz goin’ on?<\/p>\n
Sorry about that bit of Chav-speak there.<\/p>\n
The Lovely S works in a library ferchrisake.<\/p>\n
And if that’s not enough we have a spare room that resembles a, well, a library.<\/p>\n
I know she loves books, just as I do, but I’m supposed to be able to pull back and say ‘Oi Mr Bookseller, no! I don’t have the time for your tree-grown version of crack cocaine. Leave it!’<\/p>\n
But no, not me.<\/p>\n
I said: ‘Oooh, buy one get one half price? That’ll do nicely.’<\/p>\n
What a twonk.<\/p>\n
Still.<\/p>\n
Saw a copy of my book in Waterstones the other day.<\/p>\n
At least it wasn’t in the remaindered bin.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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