Strange Nervous Laughter by Bridget McNulty Tuesday, 27 November I approached Strange Nervous Laughter somewhat apprehensively, a little worried that this chick lit novel, which is a self-proclaimed “book about love”, would simply trot out hackneyed cliché after trite stereotype. This, it emerged, was a completely unfounded fear. To coincide with the release of the American edition of her first novel Strange Nervous Laughter author Bridget McNulty has embarked on a blog tour. Book Patrol is pleased to be a part of the event and has invited McNulty to share an excerpt and her thoughts and hopes for the book. “Set against a sweltering South African summer, McNulty’s heady debut twines her characters’ unusual. Bridget McNulty is a writer, content strategist and co-founder of Sweet Life, South Africa’s largest online diabetes community. She lives in Cape Town, South Africa, with her husband, son and daughter, and loves nothing more than a cup of tea and a good book - preferably somewhere green and leafy/5.
Strange Nervous Laughter A Novel. Bridget McNulty. $; $; Publisher Description. You'll not find six more remarkable characters: a cashier-turnedmotivational speaker, an undertaker with a toenail fetish, a girl wrapped in dreams, a man who communicates with whales. Bridget McNulty is a passionate writer fascinated by why people act the way they do. So fascinated, in fact, that she's written a book about it. It's about other things, too, but the undercurrent is all about figuring out why we do the stupid things we do. Especially when they relate to love. Log In to see more information about Bridget McNulty. A post shared by Bridget McNulty (@msbridgetmcnulty) Congratulations on your new book. I remember A Strange and Nervous Laughter with great fondness as I was based at our store in the Pavilion when it came out (also how proud your dad was of you the time or two he visited us at the store).
About the Author. BRIDGET MCNULTY spends her days writing, reading and drinking tea, and has become an avid blogger. She now lives in Cape Town and works for Real Simple magazine. Strange Nervous Laughter is her first novel. Strange Nervous Laughter is a novel set in the hottest summer Durban has ever known, where six people’s lives intertwine amidst a large dollop of magical realism. Only Great Love Will Do is the overriding theme of this charming, whimsical tale about love and what happens when we fall in love. Strange Nervous Laughter: A Novel by Bridget McNulty (9).
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