The Woman Who Went to Bed for a Year
By Sue Townsend
2012
First Published
2.95
Average Rating
429
Number of Pages
The day her twins leave home, Eva climbs into bed and stays there. For seventeen years she's wanted to yell at the world, 'Stop! I want to get off'. Finally, this is her chance. Her husband Brian, an astronomer having an unsatisfactory affair, is upset. Who will cook his dinner? Eva, he complains, is attention seeking. But word of Eva's defiancé spreads. Legions of fans, believing she is protesting, gather in the street. While Alexander the white van man brings tea, toast and sympathy. And from this odd but comforting place Eva begins to see both herself and the world very, very differently. . .
Avg Rating
2.95
Number of Ratings
15,351
5 STARS
9%
4 STARS
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3 STARS
36%
2 STARS
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1 STARS
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Author
Sue Townsend
Author · 27 books
Librarian Note: There is more than one author in the GoodReads database with this name. See this thread for more information. Susan Lillian "Sue" Townsend was a British novelist, best known as the author of the Adrian Mole series of books. Her writing tended to combine comedy with social commentary, though she has written purely dramatic works as well. She suffered from diabetes for many years, as a result of which she was registered blind in 2001, and had woven this theme into her work.
