TY - BOOK AU - Townsend,Sue TI - The woman who went to bed for a year / SN - 978-0-718-19452-9 U1 - 823 PY - 2012/// CY - London, PB - Penguin Books KW - English fiction KW - Humorous fiction KW - Housewives KW - Married people KW - England KW - Empty nesters KW - Humorous stories N2 - The day her children leave home, Eva climbs into bed and stays there. She's had enough - of her kids' carelessness, her husband's thoughtlessness and of the world's general indifference. Eva's refusal to behave like a dutiful wife and mother soon upsets everyone but she insists on staying in bed. And then the strangest things start to happen. A funny and touching novel from Britain's funniest writer for over 30 years ER -