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What's That Lady Doing?

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18 July 2024
288 pages
9781788708586
Imprint: Blink Publishing

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Sanders' tale of rebuilding herself is full of far more valuable stuff: radical forgiveness and compassion, hard-won wisdom, the ability to make light of life's darkness and impressive insight on the human condition.
From the first page What Is That Lady Doing? had me squealing, howling and crying. No one else thinks, writes or behaves quite like Lou, and every single page is rammed with jokes and asides that are as frequent as they are funny. With enormous skill she brings a unique perspective to the kind of life events we all experience: growing up, heartbreak and difficult family dynamics. But what struck me most was how she interrogates moments of real trauma with an insight, kindness and humanity that very few comedians are capable of. In short, this is a book only Lou Sanders could have written and I loved it!
A beautiful piece of writing. Packed with an astonishing number of jokes per paragraph, all skilfully interwoven through touching, vulnerable and wise reflections on a life well lived. As funny, silly and profound as Lou herself.
Here is a writer who knows her own voice and has the capacity to move from light to dark and back again with a deftness that catches your breath.