A Tiny Bit Marvellous

By: Dawn French

Narrated by: Dawn French

Brought to you by Penguin.

The hilarious No. 1 bestseller by comedian and author of Because of You and According to Yes, Dawn French.

Everyone hates the perfect family - so you'll love the Battles.

Meet Mo Battle, about to turn 50 and mum to two helpless, hormonal teenagers. There's 17-year-old daughter Dora who blames Mo for, like, EVERYTHING and Peter who believes he's quite simply as darling and marvellous as his hero Oscar Wilde. Somewhere, keeping quiet, is Dad, who's just, well . . . Dad.

However, Mo is having a crisis. She's about to do something unusually wild and selfish, which will leave the entire family teetering on the edge of a precipice.

Will the family fall?

Or will they, when it really matters, be there for each other?

A Tiny Bit Marvellous is the number one bestselling novel from one of Britain's favourite comic writers.

© Dawn French 2010 (P) Penguin Audio 2010

Critic reviews

Beautifully observed. Makes you laugh on every page

Hilarious. Chortle-out-loud turns of phrase, razor-sharp observations

Fresh, extremely funny

Has she cracked it with her first novel? Yes. Engaging from the first page

Really enjoyable and highly recommended. Dawn French is a wonderful writer - witty, wise and poignant

A hilarious and compelling read

Dawn French is a great author.

Where does A Tiny Bit Marvellous rank among all the audiobooks you’ve listened to so far?

Top five!

What did you like best about this story?

Everything - narration, story, characters...Loved it!

What does Dawn French bring to the story that you wouldn’t experience if you just read the book?

She IS the book...her narration is wonderful.

Did you have an extreme reaction to this book? Did it make you laugh or cry?

The scene when the daughter meets her internet friend...extreme reaction! Not saying why...it would spoil it...

very marvellous

loved it. cries buckets of happy tears last chapters. love her voice. best book by her so far.

Totally Marvellous would be a better description!

What made the experience of listening to A Tiny Bit Marvellous the most enjoyable?

I think I loved Oscar the most, being an eccentric myself I was drawn to Oscar. The story is very funny but very touching.

What does Dawn French bring to the story that you wouldn’t experience if you just read the book?

Dawn has amazing comic timing which makes this book laugh out loud funny, she is a true genius!

Any additional comments?

I really recommend this book, it was amazing and I really enjoyed it!

A big bit marvellous.

This audio book is absolutely delightful. Centred on three members of the Buttle family, they each take turns giving us snippets from their diaries, revealing extraordinary tales of everyday life. The emotions, journeys and revelations are beautifully written and superbly narrated by Dawn French. You will become wrapped up in the characters eccentricities and learn to love them, faults and all. I laughed, cried and laughed a lot more. Well done Dawn; you certainly have given us a marvellous book.

Average

I love Dawn French and was looking forward to listening to this. Dawn read it well but the story is average and her performance suffers as a result. Buy it if you are a fan and have the credits available but otherwise you are going to be a bit disappointed. It won't have you rolling on the floor laughing.