The full catastrophe: stories from when life was so bad it was funny

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Intro; Title Page; Table of Contents; What are two nice girls doing in a book like this?; Part 1: Domestic Drama; Wrong Way Go Back: Annabel Crabb; The Flaming Guitar: Steve Lucas; Boo: Juanita Phillips; Bridget Jones's Crime Scene: Rick Morton; Got Lost on the Way, Baby?: Sally Rugg; Debra Racks Off to Melbourne: Richard Glover; Burpin' Your Bad Voodoo ... : Sarah Macdonald; Part 2: Career Crises; Anatomy of a Stitch-up: Jenny Valentish; Catastrophically Stupid: Susan Carland; Two Eyeballs. One Job. No Brain: Marc Fennell; The Kangaroo Is Still Alive: Kirstie Clements;We've all had days when if we didn't laugh, we'd cry. Whether it's a domestic drama, career cockup or just a run-of-the-mill disaster, we've all been there - no matter who we are. In this hilarious and moving collection, well-known Australians from all walks of life share their stories as a kind of mass therapy; a feel-good tonic for when the proverbial sh*t hits the fan. From Annabel Crabb's tale of Russian interference in the birth of her first child to Kate McClymont on how to manage mobsters, or Frank Moorhouse on the worst possible Valentine's Day to Emma Alberici on moving to London with three small children, these entertaining tales of woe remind us that this too shall pass. Intro Title Page Table of Contents What are two nice girls doing in a book like this? Part 1: Domestic Drama Wrong Way Go Back: Annabel Crabb The Flaming Guitar: Steve Lucas Boo: Juanita Phillips Bridget Jones's Crime Scene: Rick Morton Got Lost on the Way, Baby?: Sally Rugg Debra Racks Off to Melbourne: Richard Glover Burpin' Your Bad Voodoo ... : Sarah Macdonald Part 2: Career Crises Anatomy of a Stitch-up: Jenny Valentish Catastrophically Stupid: Susan Carland Two Eyeballs. One Job. No Brain: Marc Fennell The Kangaroo Is Still Alive: Kirstie Clements Do I Smell?: Kate McClymontWoman, Interrupted: Emma Alberici The Smashed Avocado Catastrophe: Bernard Salt Part 3: Travel Trauma Curry in a Flurry: Jeremy Fernandez Out Cold in Hot Japan: Deborah Knight A Greek Tragedy ... Or why you should never give up until the final siren sounds: Wendy Harmer The Ninja Star, the Federal Police and Me: Andrew P. Street Mind My Baby: Cathy Wilcox On a Fin and a Prayer: James Jeffrey Part 4: Heart Problems The Ballad of the Sade Cafe: Frank Moorhouse The Bride Slipped Bare: Larissa Behrendt Catastrophe of Angels: Clem Bastow Vows, Wows and Woes: Annie NolanI'll Be a Real Man: Robbie Buck How to Lose Your Mind in Ten Dates: Estelle Tang Part 5: Completely Catastrophic Flat Packed Fuck Up: Rebecca Huntley I Love Dick: Ivan Coyote Stung: Santilla Chiapinge Bottomless: Alannah Hill Fireworks in Beirut: Jan Fran Gorilla and the Bird: Zack McDermott Meet the Catastrophisers Acknowledgements Copyright Page