by John O'Farrell · Black Swan · tapa blanda · ISBN 9780552771627
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«May Contain Nuts» is the satirical novel by John O'Farrell, published by Black Swan in paperback (368 pages, in English).
Alice, a mother, lives terrified by the dangers of the modern world and the idea that her children might fail at school. She decides to secretly sit the entrance exam for the grammar school in place of her daughter: a comedy of errors about parental obsession and middle-class pretensions.
The book originally appeared in 2005; this Black Swan paperback edition came out in 2006.
Will appeal to readers of British humour and social satire about family life and educational pressure.
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.
