{"title":"Books by Miranda Hart","description":null,"products":[{"product_id":"9781444769142","title":"Peggy and Me","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eFROM NATIONAL \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eTREASURE and star and author of  \u003ci\u003eI Haven't Been Entirely Honest With You\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e, this is the heart-warming account of Miranda's life with her late beloved dog Peggy.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Hilariously funny and often moving memoir ... we loved every word *****' \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eHeat\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Open, honest ... her misadventures are hilariously described ... charming and funny' \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eDaily Express\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003eHello dear book browser and welcome to \u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003ePeggy \u0026amp; Me\u003c\/b\u003e,\u003c\/i\u003e the story of my life after getting a beautiful Shih-Tzu Bichon Frise cross puppy (I call the breed a Shitty Frise - fun) in the form of Peggy.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSome of you may be thinking:  \"a book about a dog, how totally brilliant, I need hear no more, I'm sold.\"  In which case we should be best friends and go out to tea together, every day.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eOthers of you may be thinking:  \"a book about a dog, how totally mad, she must have officially lost it.\"  In which case I completely understand.  For I once viewed dog owners with much suspicion.  The way they obsessively talk about their dogs often using voices for them to reply; the way they have a light covering of dog hair all over their clothes and sofas; and worse, an alarming comfort and ease around excrement. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBut I now get why people become so mad about their hounds.  It wasn't instant love I have to admit.  Getting a puppy when I was at a low ebb in my life wasn't easy - there was a lot of challenging, what I call, dog administration (dog-min), and the humiliating first trip to the vet still haunts me.  It' was a bumpy old road, but Peggy was lovingly by my side through some life-changing moments and I wouldn't have coped without her.  Most surprisingly she taught me a huge amount - not how to get an old pie packet out of a bin and lick it (I could already do that), but real lessons about life and love and trust and friendship. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePut aside any doggy reservations and come walkies with Peggy and me ...\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Gardners","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56299459150197,"sku":"9781444769142","price":12.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0612\/7193\/3106\/files\/9781444769142_f6140e51-7d7f-44d2-aaed-493615041c11.jpg?v=1786021089"},{"product_id":"9781444941845","title":"The Girl with the Lost Smile","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThis is a story \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eguaranteed to make you laugh and cry: the first children's book from award-winning, bestselling author, comedian and national treasure Miranda Hart.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eChloe Long has lost her smile. She's looked everywhere for it. (Under her pillow. Under her bed. Under her nose. Obviously.)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eShe's  tried everything to bring it back. (Her favourite cake. Her favourite  gran. Her favourite joke. Obviously.) But nothing seems to be working! \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eUntil one night, something utterly magical happens - and Chloe finds herself on an adventure that is out of this world ... \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWith  fabulous illustrations by Sainsbury's Book of the Year winner, Kate  Hindley, THE GIRL WITH THE LOST SMILE takes you on an action-packed,  magical journey that celebrates the power of the imagination, the wonder  of true friendship and is guaranteed to make you smile.  \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'That personality and voice belong to a  uniquely cherished comedian ... there's nobody like Miranda.' \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003eDaily Mail\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eSunday Times \u003c\/i\u003ebestseller, October 2024\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Gardners","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56300015157621,"sku":"9781444941845","price":8.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0612\/7193\/3106\/files\/9781444941845_39cfb412-6075-48a9-a178-c90669bc319b.jpg?v=1786020704"},{"product_id":"9781473656451","title":"Miranda's Daily Dose of Such Fun!","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eFrom the bestselling author of I HAVEN'T BEEN ENTIRELY HONEST WITH YOU this little book  offers 365  joy-filled tasks to make life happier and kinder\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThere are little things we can all do that can make a \u003cb\u003ehuge \u003c\/b\u003edifference to our lives and to the lives of those around us.  Doing something jolly every day that you can look back on with a smile and be grateful for, knowing it has also brought kindness to others, can gently help replace old negative thought patterns with more positive ones.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe tasks included in this little book are designed to be universal and free (or as cheap as possible). And all the ideas here, however silly they may seem, offer genuine and healthy ways to change the way we feel for the better. \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eNow is the time to have some childish fun and break the monotony of adult life and all its stresses.  I hope some of the ideas do this for you, that you have \u003cb\u003eSUCH FUN\u003c\/b\u003e doing them and that  day by day you can begin to lead a calmer and happier life!\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Gardners","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56301306872181,"sku":"9781473656451","price":12.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0612\/7193\/3106\/files\/9781473656451_ececbf19-ac8f-4ef3-a0e3-fc1ee65e26b7.jpg?v=1786020615"},{"product_id":"9780241796290","title":"The Christmas Tree that Loved to Dance","description":"\u003cb\u003eA funny, feel-good story of one woman, one dog and one forgotten Christmas tree that brings a little magic back to their lives. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFrom the bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eI Haven’t Been Entirely Honest With You.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHello to you. I have written a short story, or Tall Tale as I like to call it, because I believe we all deserve moments to cosy up with something simple yet joy-filled and uplifting. If I may be so bold about my own tale!\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eIt contains, amongst many thrills I couldn’t possibly divulge yet, intriguing and exciting mishaps between a Christmas tree that not only talks, but dances (I know!); a dog called Jessie, who also talks, and a woman called Joan, who – less surprisingly, in that she is a human being – talks too. Interested? 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