{"product_id":"the-land-and-its-people-by-david-sedaris","title":"The Land and its People by David Sedaris","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePre-sale.\u003c\/strong\u003e Order now and it will be shipped in our normal shipping cycle.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e*** TOP TEN \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eSUNDAY TIMES\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003e BESTSELLER ***\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e'So effortlessly funny. I admire no one more in the world than someone who can really tell a proper joke... and he is amazingly good at that'\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eRICHARD OSMAN, \u003ci\u003eThe Rest Is Entertainment \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e'Very little makes me laugh. I would say the one exception is anything by David Sedaris'\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eGRAHAM NORTON\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e'Sedaris is the God of the comic essay... Sedaris' only rule: be funny or perish'\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eLENA DUNHAM\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn \u003ci\u003eThe Land and Its People\u003c\/i\u003e, David Sedaris investigates what it means to be a traveller, a brother, a lifelong friend. Trying on the role of carer after his boyfriend Hugh's hip-replacement surgery, he both succeeds and fails. He covers ground with his friend Dawn and challenges her to eat a truck tire. An ambivalent Duolingo bot becomes his unlikely confidante as he attempts to describe his family in a foreign language. Ever adding to his list of 'Countries I Have Been To,' he rides a horse named Tequila in Guatemala, buys a bespoke priest's cassock in Vatican City, and goes on safari in Kenya without taking a single photo.\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eTime takes its toll: Scrolling through his address book, he counts those he couldn't bear to outline and realizes how many are already gone. He is bitten by a dog and insulted by a wee train passenger. A woman on the street late at night either sexually harasses him or doesn't. It's easy to agree with the lady waving a sign that reads, 'Enough is Enough.' And yet, life holds much to delight in: the massive testicles of a ram, a trip abroad with his sisters, a really excellent reptile video, a pair of well-made cotton underpants.\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThroughout these essays - at once acerbic and tender, playful and profound - Sedaris shows how much there is to marvel at when you keep your head up and your eyes open, observing with warmth and curiosity our fascinating human species and the lands we inhabit.\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003ePRAISE FOR \u003ci\u003eTHE LAND AND ITS PEOPLE . . .\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e'Sedaris takes on the indignities and freedoms of aging - from competitive infirmity to care taking to underpants - with his characteristic elan. You'll find familiar faces and Sedaris's trademark off-kilter humor, as well as a poignant tenderness'\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e New York Times Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e'A funny and heartfelt essay collection on friendship, family, and aging ... Sedaris's wit and keen awareness of life's absurdities are on full display. These essays are among the best of his career' \u003cb\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e'It's classic Sedaris: sharp, shameless, and strangely tender' \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eOprah Daily\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e'A welcome return to form for the much-awarded and much-loved humorist ... Sedaris remains a national treasure' \u003cb\u003eKirkus\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e'A new Davi","brand":"WellRead","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57638158532680,"sku":"9781408714133","price":32.99,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0248\/7104\/3156\/files\/wellread-product-sedaris.jpg?v=1794565820","url":"https:\/\/www.wellread.com.au\/products\/the-land-and-its-people-by-david-sedaris","provider":"WellRead","version":"1.0","type":"link"}