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SUNDAY TIMES HUMOUR BOOK OF THE YEARBelieve me, not a day goes by without me stopping to ask myself, ‘How the hell did I end up here?’Twenty years ago my wife and I embarked on a project so foolhardy, the prospect of which seemed to both of us so weary, stale and flat that even thinking about it made us shudder. Neither of us could propose to the other, because neither of us could possibly make a case for the idea. We simply agreed – we’ll get married – with the resigned determination of two people plotting to bury a body in the woods.Two decades on we are still together, still married and still, well, I hesitate to say happy, if only because it’s one of those absolute terms, like ‘nit-free’, that life has taught me to deploy with caution. And really, I can only speak for myself in this matter. But yes: I am, at the time of writing, 100 per cent nit-free.This is the story of how I ended up here, and along with it an examination of what it means to be a husband in the 21st century, and what is and isn’t requiredto hold that office. I can’t pretend to offer much in the way of solid advice on how to be a man – I tried to become a man, and in the end I just got old. But ‘Husband’ – it’s one of the main things on my CV, right below ‘BA, English’ and just above ‘Once got into a shark cage for money’. ‘Husband’ is the thing I do that makes everything else I do seem like a hobby.But, I hear you ask, are you a good husband? Perhaps that is for my wife to judge, but I think I know what she would say: no. Still, I can’t help feeling there’s a longer answer, a more considered, qualified way of saying no. I’m not an expert on being a husband, but what kind of husband would an expert make? If nothing else, I can look back and point out ways round some of the pitfalls I was fortunate enough to overstep, and relate a few cautionary tales about the ones I fell headlong into.

A collection of Edward Monkton’s highly successful Valentine’s cards, collected together.Every day is a day for lovers, but if there is one day of the year when this is doubly so, it must be Valentine's Day.Chocolate, flowers and a Valentine's Day card: what better way to tell that special someone that you love them? Give them a whole book of Valentine's Day cards, that's how!This amazing and stylishly illustrated collection brings together all the joyous aspects of that magical connections between two people that we call Love. Connections, feelings and life itself are beautifully recreated in Edward Monkton's simple philosophy about the age-old theme.The perfect gift for a special person, the book is uniquely packaged to make the most of Edward Monkton's lovely line drawings.

Edward Monkton's most profound, quirky and inspirational illustrations are brought together in this exquisitely designed collection.Edward Monkton's quirky cards and books have long expressed an unconventional life-philosophy. Now Monkton brings together some of his most popular and unusual cards that express the kind of funny and profound observances that have made his books a recurring favourite in both the card and traditional book shops.Every effort has been made to make this the perfect gift for a loved one or a source of quirky soul-enrichment for yourself. With each exquisite design is printed on high-quality paper.These drawings would like to be your friends. Put them on a desk or a shelf – perhaps beside your bed – and glance at them from time to time. Use them for INSIPRATION. There is no corner of LIFE into which they cannot shine the bright torch of INSIGHT. TRUST these drawings. They will not LET YOU DOWN.

Bestselling artist, humourist and philosopher, Edward Monkton, unlocks the SECRETS of HAPPINESS in this funny, wise and inspiring collection of thoughts and drawings.Following the phenomenal success of such stylish and original gift books as The Lady and the Chocolate, The Pig of Happiness, The Shoes of Salvation, Love and The Penguin of Death, Edward Monkton now assembles the drawings and thoughts that speak most eloquently to the happiness of everyone everywhere.Edward Monkton’s surprisingly philosophical take on all aspects of love, life and happiness have made Monkton’s drawings stylish collectors’ items and a mark of good taste year in, year out.

101 chance meetings, juxtaposing the famous and the infamous, the artistic and the philistine, the pompous and the comical, the snobbish and the vulgar, each 1,001 words long, and with a time span stretching from the 19th century to the 21st.Life is made up of individuals meeting one another. They speak, or don’t speak. They get on, or don’t get on. They make agreements, which they either hold to or ignore. They laugh, they cry, they are excited, they are indifferent, they share secrets, they say ‘How do you do?’ Often it is the most fleeting of meetings that, in the fullness of time, turn out to be the most noteworthy.‘One on One’ examines the curious nature of different types of meeting, from the oddity of meetings with the Royal Family (who start giggling during a recital by TS Eliot) to those often perilous meetings between old and young (Gladstone terrifying the teenage Bertrand Russell) and between young and old (the 23 year old Sarah Miles having her leg squeezed by the nonagenarian Bertrand Russell), and our contemporary random encounters on television (George Galloway meeting Michael Barrymore on Celebrity Big Brother).Ingenious in its construction, witty in its narration, panoramic in its breadth, ‘One on One’ is a wholly original book.

SPECIAL PRICE FOR A LIMITED TIMEEdward Monkton’s surprisingly philosophical take on all aspects of love, life and happiness have made Monkton’s drawings stylish collectors’ items and a mark of good taste year in, year out. Another offering from the bestselling author.He dreamt of a monkey whose SMILE lit up his soul like sunshine. He held out his heart to her, so RADIANT, so splendid and so new. She took him in her arms and felt truly, perfectly, at PEACE.A lyrical and beautiful story about finding true and enduring love. Deeply affecting in its honesty, humour and simplicity.It might just be genius.