Broken Biscuits
And Other Male Failures
Format:Hardback
Publisher:HarperCollins Publishers
Publishing:27th Feb '25
£16.99
This title is due to be published on 27th February, and will be despatched as soon as possible.
Witty, tender and daring essays from the British David Sedaris
'A bold new voice in nonfiction writing.' Jenn Ashworth
When it comes to the challenge of being a man, Adam Farrer always seems to find a way to fall short…
In his second collection of candid personal essays, he vividly recounts his struggles to live up to masculine expectations. From the calamity of his first serious relationship, an obsession with Prince that sees everyone questioning his sexuality, the repercussions of his adult circumcision and his doubts about his ability to survive the apocalypse to his morbid fear of physical combat and his brush with Satanic Panic in 1980s rural Suffolk, this is a book about growing up, trying to define yourself as a man but somehow always missing the mark.
‘Farrer’s distinctive voice is once again on display in this entertaining collection of autobiographical essays, which document his lifelong struggle to grow into societal expectations of manhood.’ Bookseller Editor’s Choice
'Adam is such a talented writer, and this looks fantastic. A must-buy.' Jennie Godfrey
'It will make you cry with laughter.' Miranda France
'Adam is a fantastic writer and you're going to want to get this book.' Steven Kedie
Praise for Adam Farrer's work…
'A nuanced, well-structured and memorable memoir; it deservedly won the Northbound Book Award.' Times Literary Supplement
'A bold new voice in nonfiction writing. His keen observations are as gentle as they are wry, as attentive to the bleak truths of loss and deprivation as they are to the eccentric humour of humans being entirely themselves … Witty, charming, moving and real.' Jenn Ashworth
‘Adam Farrer asks that you fall in love with the overlooked, with that which is crumbling and destined to be lost to the sea. I fell for it hard.’ Wyl Menmuir
‘Glorious. Adam dances down that line between happy and sad with such sure-footed grace.’ Catherine Simpson
‘Wide-ranging and thought-provoking … Made me both cry and laugh heartily and fully.’ Polly Atkin
‘A truly wonderful and ingenious writer … funny, warm.’ Emma Jane Unsworth
‘Funny and moving.’ Tony Walsh
‘Vividly documents the minutiae of small-town life on the margins … captures it beautifully.’ The Bookseller, Editor’s Choice
‘Witty, moving, wry, insightful and caring in how it deals with its subject matter.’ The Bookseller, Category Highlight, annual preview
‘Witty and introspective … Echoing the canny writing of David Sedaris, Farrer has a knack for wringing hilarity from life’s grim moments.’ Publishers Weekly
ISBN: 9780008710699
Dimensions: 222mm x 141mm x 23mm
Weight: 270g
320 pages