NOTES FROM THE SOFA

From the beloved and bestselling author of The Snowman comes his first book in t
en years: a charming and beautifully illustrated work for adults. In Notes from
the Sofa, Raymond Briggs traces the course of his life in a series of wonderfull
y observed vignettes that take him from the awkwardness and embarrassment of gro
wing up to the vicissitudes and frustrations of growing old. This collection fea
tures the best pieces from Briggs' regular column - 'Notes from the Sofa' - in T
he Oldie, Richard Ingrams' humorous monthly magazine.