Life, Love and Washing Up
David ChartersLiverpool Daily Post columnist David Charters is well known for his highly entertaining musings on everyday life. He has never been greatly impressed by the big events of the world, which he reckons usually don't affect us much. But if your braces snap when you are running for the bus, then you’re in real trouble. Behind nearly everything he writes is an understanding that failure is more interesting than success, and that you can only be happy if you laugh at yourself – ‘When I was very young and looked in the mirror’, he says, ‘I realised that I would have very little difficulty achieving that ambition! Thinking that you’re important is the biggest obstacle to happiness, and in writing my columns I have always kept that in mind.’
Often funny, sometimes sad, this is a wonderful collection of observations on all aspects of ‘life, love and washing up’ that will appeal to men and women alike.
“David’s delight in the English language and his insights into the quirks of human nature illuminate this splendid book” Linda McDermot, BBC Radio Merseyside
“David has a lyrical style reminiscent of Dublin journalism in its literate prime ... a natural-born storyteller.” Keith Waterhouse, author of Billy Liar