With These Hands

By Pam Ayres

Book Overview

A collection of the very best poems and sketches from the nation's favourite poet

'Pam Ayres is absolutely essential to British humour' Mail on Sunday

'A national treasure' Daily Express With These Hands is the classic collection of witty monologues and poems from Pam's early life in the 1950s, through four years in the WRAF, and marriage and motherhood, to her busy career as a writer and broadcaster.

From the topical to the hilarious, this collection encompasses the spectrum of Pam Ayres' talent. She writes about such topics as the pollution of the beaches, the demise of the Church and the cult of Sunday Shopping, as well as the National Lottery and the Wonderbra.

The pieces are presented together with delightful illustrations by Susan Hellard, providing a beguiling insight into the heart and mind of Pam Ayres.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1529104955
• ISBN13: 9781529104950
• Release Date: June 2021
• Publisher: Ebury Press
• Length: 192 Pages
• Weight: 0.25 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 5.0" x 7.6"

Customer Reviews

With this smile

This collection of Pam Ayres' poems tells us how she came to be a poet before explaining the mysteries of all the things hands are used for!Pam has chosen to include some prose in which she shares with us some snapshots about her life - holidaying at Gumpy's beach, her thoughts about aging gracefully ('Will I have to be sexy at 60?'), wonderbras, the realities of keeping chickens, the feelings of parents as a child's sports team is mercilessly thrashed...the list goes on.My favourite is 'Yes, I'll marry you, my dear' which explains the practicalities of marriage from a uniquely female perspective!As in all her poetry, Pam has a special ability to make us laugh.