Book 1 in the series is the secret diary of adrian mole aged 34. The secret diary of adrian mole, aged 34 audiobook. These are the last adrian mole works published in townsends lifetime, and the last original mole stories to date. This places the events before weapons of mass destruction even though they were published in book form afterwards. A true hero for our time richard ingrams celebrate adrian mole s 50th birthday with this new edition of the fourth book in his diaries, where we catch up with a hapless adrian and his desperate attempts to win back the love of his life. The main characters of this fiction, young adult story are adrian mole, george mole. Her writing tends to combine comedy with social commentary. Townsend was writing new mole book, pandoras box, when she died. Her literary agent jonathan lloyd, chairman of curtis brown, said he had not yet seen anything and was unsure. These are external links and will open in a new window. The secret diary of adrian mole aged 34 adrian mole 1 by townsend, sue reissue edition 2012.
And 30 years ago the secret diary of adrian mole aged. Board books collectible editions coming soon new releases picture books this months biggest new books. Read online the secret diary of adrian mole pdf by. Sue townsend is the author of the adrian mole books and the queen and i. Free download or read online the secret diary of adrian mole, aged 34 pdf epub book. Read pdf the secret diary of adrian mole online absolutely free. Am i turning into one of those middleaged men who think the country has gone to. The secret diary of adrian mole aged 34 adrian mole 1.
Pdf the secret diary of adrian mole, aged 34 book by. I mentioned in a post recently that i wanted to reread the adrian mole books again by sue townsend at some point as they must surely be amongst the funniest books ever written. The cappuccino years kindle edition by townsend, sue. But living at home, clinging to his threadbare cuddly rabbit pinky, working as a paper pusher for the doe and pining for the love of his life, pandora, has proved to him that adulthood isnt quite what he expected. Adrian mole author sue townsend dead at 68 daily mail online. There is more than one author in the goodreads database with this name. Although this book was originally written by sue townsend in 1982, it remains a staple of every teenagers bookshelf to this day. Sue townsend has developed the character of adrian mole so that you can just about picture him and point him out at a party. I was in the middle of this book but i had to return it to the libary. Adrian mole book 1 by sue townsend paperback, 2012 at the best online prices at ebay.
Because the books start when he is young and the different characters run throughout the series, ending with this one adrian mole. In 2011, townsend published a short adrian mole piece that tied into the wedding of prince william and kate middleton. The first edition of the novel was published in 1982, and was written by sue townsend. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading the secret diary of adrian mole, aged 34 the adrian mole series book 1. The true confessions of an adrian mole addict adrian mole was a boy racked with adolescent angst, an abba fan who still wore flares in the 80s. Her editor had seen what she describes as a few wonderful pages. Happy 50th birthday adrian mole books the guardian. Name of writer, number pages in ebook and size are given in our post. The true confessions of an adrian mole addict the guardian. Susan lillian sue townsend is a british novelist, best known as the author of the adrian mole series of books.
We can confirm that sue was in the middle of writing the book. Following on from the secret diary and the growing pains, it is now 1991 and our diarist is 23. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. The third book in the exquisitely funny adrian mole series by sue townsend, one of our most celebrated comic writers. True confessions of adrian albert mole, margaret hilda roberts and susan lilian townsend. Sue townsend was working on a new adrian mole book, provisionally entitled pandoras box, before she died last week at the age of 68, it has been revealed. Her hugely successful novels include eight adrian mole books, the public confessions of a middleaged woman aged 5534, number ten, ghost children, the queen and i, queen camilla and the woman who went to bed for a year, all of which are highly acclaimed. The growing pains of adrian mole by townsend, sue and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. This title, adrian mole the prostrate years, says it all. The mp picks the best books about parliament and the life of working politicians and adrian mole published. Sue townsend was working on new adrian mole novel before. The secret diary of adrian mole, aged 34 the adrian. For those whove followed adrian from his first book, the secret diary of adrian mole, age 34, this is an older adrian, suffering from cancer. The secret diary of adrian mole aged 34 adrian mole 1 by townsend, sue reissue edition 2012 on.
The secret diary of adrian mole aged 34 growing up, this was one of my favourite books of the eighties and nicholas barnes narration takes it to a new level. The secret diary of adrian mole aged 34 30th anniversary ed. The woman who went to bed for a year by sue townsend is published by michael joseph. The book was published in multiple languages including english, consists of 272 pages and is available in paperback format. This book also, for what i could see, might of been an inspiration for cartoonlike book series diary of a wimpy kid, if youyour child has read those books then i am sure, around the 1214 agerange they will enjoy the adrian mole series quite a lot. The book is written in a diary style by adrian mole, a thirteen. Jess phillips on the best books to decode the language of. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading adrian mole. Given mole s naive teenage canter through the early part of that decade is just sublime to hear. Written in journal form, young adrian mole age 34 at the start of the first book the adrian mole diaries was actually published originaly as two separate books writes about teenage angst, living in a dysfunctional home, and all sorts of others issues that british children such as he go through. Im a huge fan of uk writer sue townsend and her adrian mole series is the best. A spokesman for townsends publisher, michael joseph, said.
Adrian mole was a boy racked with adolescent angst, an abba fan who still wore flares in the 80s. Gian sammarco as adrian mole in the thames tv production of the secret diary. This book is pretty similar to the secret diarys of adrian mole aged 34 but adrian has grown up a little bit. The book is written in a diary style, and focuses on the worries and regrets of a teenager who believes himself to be an intellectual. The secret diary of adrian mole, aged 34 the adrian mole series book 1 kindle edition by townsend, sue.
A very brief piece in which adrian gave advice to writers followed in 2012. I then realised that i hadnt actually read the latest book in the series adrian mole. Sue townsend talks teenagersand her new book the woman who went to bed for a year 30 years of adrian mole. Borrow ebooks, audiobooks, and videos from thousands of public libraries worldwide. The growing pains of adrian mole paperback 7 mar 2012. Adrian mole series book 1 sue townsend author 2009 the secret. He is now 16 years old and has moved on a little bit. Sue townsend writing new adrian mole book when she died. Browse ebooks from the adrian mole series to read online or download in epub or pdf format.