{"product_id":"9781460761472-acknowledgments-stories-of-friends-enemies-and-figuring-things-out","title":"Acknowledgments","description":"\u003cmeta content=\"text\/html; charset=utf-8\" http-equiv=\"Content-Type\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eStories of Friends, Enemies and Figuring Things Out. \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFrom critically acclaimed comedian Becky Lucas comes a funny, consoling and very candid collection of stories and essays about friends, enemies and figuring it out that establishes her as one of today's most original comedy writers.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e \u003cp\u003eThere's no such thing as a perfect life, but there are perfectly hilarious moments. The best stories are often about the lowest points in our lives - the soul-crushing jobs, the bad boyfriends, the terrible holidays, the betrayals and heartbreaks. These are the stories I tell people to make them like me, but, more importantly, they've helped me learn how to like myself.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSo this book is a collection of thankyous and acknowledgments:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e*  Thank you to an ex-lover who marvelled at the fact he could get hard with me, even though I wasn't up to his usual standard.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e*  Thank you to the coked-up real estate agent who, while lecturing me and my friend about the importance of travelling, fell down a flight of stairs.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e*  Thank you to the woman who approached me after a gig and told me she hoped her daughter wouldn't end up like me.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eYou've all taught me that you can't control who comes into your life or what happens to you, but you can decide just what it is you take from them.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rarewaves","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":40944027435105,"sku":"9781460761472","price":10.23,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0092\/7504\/8033\/products\/stand_6881288_jpg.jpg?v=1706165002","url":"https:\/\/www.rarewaves.com\/products\/9781460761472-acknowledgments-stories-of-friends-enemies-and-figuring-things-out","provider":"Rarewaves.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}