Laugh out loud funny from the first page, The Meaning of Life, will be devoured by teenagers and adults in equal measure just as the Diaries of Adrian Mole hit the spot for a different generation. A spot-on teenage voice with a
sharp and witty eye for teenage emotions, so good it’s hard to believe
it’s not written by a teenager. In fact, Joanna is a former political
speech writer and adviser to Tony Blair! If you know someone who loves
the novels by Sue Limb or Louise Rennison then you know they’ll love
the teenage world of Rachel Riley and her friends and foes.
I am ready for year of utter LOVE! It is official. I am going out
with rock god and part-time meat mincer Justin Statham. Am certain that
he is THE ONE and will prove it by having excellent relationship on
every level. Oh no. What if he wants me to do it? Have only just got to
grips with art of snogging so will need to get help fast. Or at least
by 16th birthday. If it happens it needs to be earth-shattering and
meaningful as it is, after all, the Meaning of Life. Thank goodness I
have definitely found love of my life and am not hung up on Jack any
more. Not at all.
Joanna Nadin has had a varied and interesting career including writing John Prescott's parliamentary agony column and working as a Special Advisor to the Prime Minister. She left Downing Street in 2005 and is now a freelance government scriptwriter and writer. Joanna has previously written children’s titles for Walker Books but this is her first book for the teenage market. Inspiration came from her own tragically normal life in Saffron Walden. She now lives in Bath with her husband and daughter Amelia.
