by John O'Farrell · Doubleday · tapa blanda · ISBN 9780385606097
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«May Contain Nuts» is the satirical novel by John O'Farrell, published by Doubleday in paperback (320 pages, in English).
Satire on anxiety and parental overprotection: Alice and David live in permanent crisis over whether their children are falling behind in studies, music and social life. The couple's eldest daughter is about to fail the entrance exam for the desired school, and Alice decides to take the test in her place and discovers the pressure her children endure.
Published in 2005, it is classified as humorous fiction and satire; its themes include motherhood, parental overprotection and entrance exams.
For readers of British humour and social satire on education and parenting, with a comic look at modern parenthood.
John O'Farrell is a British author, comedy scriptwriter and political campaigner. Previously a lead writer for such shows as Spitting Image and Have I Got News for You, he is now best known as a comic author for such books such as The Man Who Forgot His Wife and An Utterly Impartial History of Britain. He is one of a small number of British writers to have achieved best-seller status with both fiction and nonfiction. His books have been translated into around thirty languages and adapted for radio and television.
