Review: Maureen's back!
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 12 17, 2012
This is the third time we've met Jonathan Hill's monstrous Maureen and the second time she has had a novella all to herself. With the best of intentions she leaves chaos in her wake. One or two of the incidents in this book were a little over the top - she needs to be eye-wateringly ridiculous without being unbelievable. For me, Maureen works best when you can really see it happening; she's at her most cringeworthy when you wonder if it could happen to you!This book starts off full to bursting with typical Maureen disasters but as it progresses we hear of the illness of one of her friends. It's still crammed with humour but there's a depth of feeling here when she gets to grips with someone else's troubles and determines to help. She also, through the letter of the title, learns something about her past which cannot help but impinge upon her future. This is a vulnerable Maureen and she's all the more human for that. Long may she continue!