`People say puberty is a bad time for a kid but in my view it's not a patch on getting born. Getting born is a bastard. It's a free-fall bungee jump without a rope . . . You get a lot of time to think when you're banged up in a womb all day. Will I be handsome? Will I be rich? I pondered these questions long and hard till in the end I just thought, "Que ser???, ser???." No, I ask only two things of life, courage and dignity. Well, three things if you include the ability to shit Maltesers . . .' From opinionated foetus to ...
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`People say puberty is a bad time for a kid but in my view it's not a patch on getting born. Getting born is a bastard. It's a free-fall bungee jump without a rope . . . You get a lot of time to think when you're banged up in a womb all day. Will I be handsome? Will I be rich? I pondered these questions long and hard till in the end I just thought, "Que ser???, ser???." No, I ask only two things of life, courage and dignity. Well, three things if you include the ability to shit Maltesers . . .' From opinionated foetus to fiercely proud father, the wealth of Rab's wisdom and acute philosophical ramblings make A Stranger Here Myself one of the funniest and most refreshing novels, ever.
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Add this copy of A Stranger Here Myself: Being the Life Story and to cart. $12.55, very good condition, Sold by The Guru Bookshop rated 3.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Hereford, WALES, UNITED KINGDOM, published 2001 by Picador.
