Publisher Description

In this bittersweet collection of daily moments of pleasure, conflict and disappointment, Liz delves into everything from an agonisingly slow shopper, to falling in and out of love. Her wry wit and honest observations cast a poignant light on all the big and small things that make up everyday life.Endlessly entertaining and approachable, We All Have Our Moments is a book for those who love verse, and for those who normally wouldn't.

Notes

A collection of humorous poetry which looks at the moments of frustration in our lives, in work, love, friendship, family and elsewhere. Wry, astute and funny.

Author Biography

Liz Cowley's first collection was described by Joanna Lumley as 'witty, straight from the heart' and was put on the stage in Dublin and London. Her most recent books capture moments in gardening, Outside in My Dressing Gown (2013) and Gardening in Slippers (2015).

Table of Contents

Axe6'It's So Easy! 7A Chipped Vase8In a Caff9Forgive Me!11Sssshhh!12Time to Kill13'Fancy Joining Us at the Pub?'14One Thing I'll Never Do in a Bedroom15Why Do We Put Up with It?16Gossip18The Word 'Uni'19Fairy Liquid20The Carpenter's Shop21At a Charity Ball23At a Dinner Party23MOMENTS IN LOVE'To Fall in Love'26Mismatch27The Moment She Told You28The Moment You Met30To Flee or Not to Flee?31Listening to a Friend32Meeting a New Chap33A Moment at the Christmas Tree34Suddenly in a Cathedral35MOMENTS IN MARRIAGESToo Much Planning37The Moment She Changed38Recipe38Separate Moments39Moments in Bed40The Curse of Capability41Danger42A Second Marriage43Advice in a 1960s Women's Magazine44(FE)MALE MOMENTS'That's Not How I'd Have Done It'47The Romantic47Why Can't You Do It?48'I Wish that You Would Sometimes Make the Bed.'49Christmas Presents50When Men Are Ill50Control Freak51Switch Off52MOMENTS AT WORKA Note on the Office Drinks Dispenser55Office Bonding Days56The Moment I Knew I Couldn't Do It56A Presentation57 Day of Reckoning58The Pitch59The Chairman's Wife60The Moment She Blew It60'It's Come to My Knowledge that You're a Practising Homosexual61Roses63Jim Slattery Arrives Late for Work64A Pass65You're Fired!66About to Resign67The Chairman's Last Day68Mother of the Brand70The Copywriter's Responsibility70'What Do You Do in Life?'71MOMENTS OF ANGER AND REGRETMy Confirmation Day75Temper, Temper75A Moment I'll Never Forget76Why Do Teenagers Get So Angry?77Boys78The Moment I Won, and Lost79If80Accusation 82Oui, je regrette beaucoup83If Only I'd Been to a Different Boarding School84First Steps89For Gerry90MOMENTS OF RECKONINGFriends to Stay93Female Logic94Male Logic95You're Only as Happy as Your Least Happy Child95Just One Remark Can Do It96'Cockerel-Pecked'97ASDA Moment97Guilt98'You're Drinking Too Much'99Overheard at a Party100A Flop100Wake-Up Moment102You Knew, Deep Down, the End Was Near.103MOMENTS OF DEPRESSIONThe Black Dog106Shame on Me106An Instant Lift107Psychiatrists 108Sad109Spring at Last110AGE MOMENTSThe House Extension112Suddenly One Monday113The Other Side of the Coin114Rose-Tinted Glasses116'Keeping Busy, Are You?'116Autumn Years117The Mirror118Looking at Faces118Moments in a Wheelchair119Invisible121FINAL MOMENTSMy Mother's Death124The Funeral125The Play125A Happy Ending126We All Have Our Moments127

Review

Previous praise. 'Poignant, witty, straight from the heart.' Joanna Lumley. 'Liz Cowley's writing is as if Pam Ayres and John Betjeman's poetry had had a love child.' Tim Smit. 'If the mere thought of poetry has you stifling yawns and eyeing up the emergency exit, what you need is a dose of Liz Cowley's quick wit and sharp observations.' Sunday World. 'A charming, utterly approachable collection of words about love, sex and life that just so happen to rhyme.' Red. 'If you do one thing this week, laugh at Liz's lines.' Sunday Independent. 'Perfect for the busy reader and mum.' Sainsbury's Magazine. 'Funny, bitter-sweet.' Mail on Sunday. 'Warm witty incisive.' Worcester News. 'Plant a smile on your lips.' Mail on Sunday You Magazine

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