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All the unsolicited comments below are from writers who have a book on the Harper Collins Authonomy website. I hope their opinions will inspire you to come and meet ‘Layla’ for yourself. The Incredible Layla Moon 1. “An almost flawless piece of British eccentricity, this is beautifully written and goes off in wonderfully weaved tangents of comic gold-dust. The characterisation is beautiful and the sheer depravity of the sex manages to be both erotic and hilarious at the same time – the most difficult feat of all to pull-off. Layla’s victims, be they hideous child trolls, or nasty childrens’ party magicians, are a wonderful bunch of grotesques. In the end though, it is the writing here which is so accomplished. The best Authonomy books make it all look so very, very easy – the literary equivalents of Sinatra’s voice. This is most certainly amongst them and stands as a very accomplished work.” Steve Carter. Author of:  ’Love, Sex and Tesco’s finest Cava.’ 2. “The Incredible Layla Moon is an effervescent, sardonic and irreverent fantasy tale for adults. The mood is dry, tongue-in-cheek and humorously impious and increasingly erotic. The prose is exceptionally well crafted and polished, displaying a powerful fluency and command of the written word.” Robert Davidson. Author of:  ‘The Tuzla Run.’...

A colourful cast of characters woven into hilarious vignettes of the highs and lows of school life make this a brilliant, entertaining read. The detailed characterisations draw you into each event across the school year on a personal level. The sharp wit and cutting insights at first make you laugh and then leave you thinking…could this be so funny and so real at the same time? The taster at the end of the book for the next ‘entertainment’ is also a great read – can’t wait! David Harrad, Surrey, UK   As a secondary school teacher, it is reassuring to know that you are not alone in having had to deal with staff and students similar to those in this book! The scenarios are described with healthy doses of dry humour, cynicism and comical detail – it did make me laugh out loud! Very funny and easy to read – thoroughly enjoyed it. Rachel Hern-Quandalle, France   5.0 out of 5 stars.  Witty, cynical and sarcastic…I loved it!!!, I loved this book. It reminded me a bit of my own time in school, especially the bit about trainer permission-slips; we had those at my school! All of the characters in the book are scarily very believable, even if they...