Life Isn't All Ha Ha Hee Hee

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‘A meaningful examination of a lot of important issues . . . this is literature, pure and simple.’ Reader review

‘A superbly crafted, page turning comedy which isn't afraid to tackle the big subjects . . . heartfelt, heartwarming and very, very good.’ The Mirror

There’s no such thing as a happy ending, is there . . . ?

Sunita - the perfect housewife - is married to Akash, but is her marriage what it seems?
Chila - warm and loveable - has married with great fanfare the entrepreneur Deepak. But are they really in love?
Tania - beautiful and rebellious - has rejected her traditional upbringing for a top television career. But is she really as tough as she says?

A tale of friendship, betrayal and cross-cultural conflicts, when these three childhood friends navigate life in their 30s together, they find themselves at a crossroads.

Published in 1999, this acclaimed novel was later adapted into a three-part BBC miniseries in 2005, written by and starring original author Meera Syal.

Funny and sharp.
Independent

About Meera Syal

Meera Syal, CBE, is one of our most acclaimed actors and writers of stage and screen. She starred in the hit series The Kumars at No. 42 and recently in the BBC film of David Walliams' The Boy in the Dress. She is currently in David Hare's play Behind the Beautiful Forevers at the National Theatre, and in the latest series of Broadchurch. Meera is also known for her funny, sharp and provocative fiction. Her two earlier novels are Anita and Me (a national curriculum set text) and Life Isn't all Ha Ha Hee Hee. The House of Hidden Mothers is her long-awaited third novel.

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