A black comedy suffused with gallows humour and spiky wit, Sutanto's story of the eponymous aunties covering up an accidental killing mixes bravura set pieces with zinging one-liners.
Shortlisted for the Comedy Women in Print Prize 2021
Your family would kill to see you happy
Are you... dead?
Oh my God, I think he is.
Well that didn't quite go quite to plan.
It's pretty bad timing really
When Meddy Chan accidentally kills her blind date, she turns to her aunties for help. Their meddling set her up on the date so they kind of owe her.
Although hiding this goddamn dead body is going to be harder than they thought especially when her family's wedding business has THE biggest wedding of the year happening right now.
It turns out the wedding venue just happens to be managed by Meddy's ex, aka the one who got away. It's the worst time to see him again, or...is it? Can Meddy finally find love and make her overbearing family happy?
Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers
ISBN: 9780008445881
Number of pages: 384
Weight: 260 g
Dimensions: 198 x 129 x 24 mm
‘A deliciously frantic comedy caper, filled with absurd situations, hilarious dialogue, wonderful family dynamics and crackling with comic energy’ Joanne Harris, CWIP Prize ‘Had me laughing aloud within its first five pages. Charming, hilarious and heartfelt’ Emily Henry, Beach Read ‘A dazzling debut full of humour and love. A comedy caper, doused in black humour, comical references, mixed with romance – fans of Crazy Rich Asians will love it’ My Weekly ‘Brilliant, wicked and dead, dead funny’ Andi Osho, Asking For A Friend ‘A gloriously screwball crime caper (with a dusting of romance) which will have you snort-laughing’ Red ‘Dial A For Aunties is one of the funniest, smartest, most compelling books I’ve read in a long time and I couldn’t put it down’ Lucy Vine, Hot Mess ‘Rejoice over Dial A For Aunties’ Elle ‘This smart, funny charming novel has all the right ingredients to make you laugh out loud… A heartfelt rom-com’ Platinum ‘A tightly-plotted, highly comic romp, Dial A For Aunties keeps you guessing till the very last twist’ Lauren Ho, Last Tang Standing ‘Has redefined what “page-turner” means with laugh-out-loud humour and delightful twists and turns at every corner’ Buzzfeed ‘A rip-roaring treat! Dark comedy at its finest and a set of catastrophes that had me roaring’ Abigail Mann, The Lonely Fajita ‘This laugh-out-loud read is a real breath of fresh air’ Fabulous ‘Dark humour at its best. We had such a laugh reading through’ Magic Radio Bookclub ‘The comedy jackpot! Fresh, funny and fabulous’ Kirsty Eyre, Cow Girl ‘A laugh-out-loud read’ Bella ‘Genuine laugh-out-loud funny’ Frost ’A comedy of errors, by turns macabre and romantic, hilarious and affectionate’ Saga
This book was brilliant! I howled with laughter, cringed with embarrassment and cheered with joy. The Chan ladies are fantastic and utterly hilarious. Meddy’s blind date is arranged by her mother, who set up a dating... More
Dial A for Aunties is, without a doubt, the funniest book I will read all year.
Meddy has lived her entire life putting family first. She went to a university close to home rather than her dream choice, she works as...
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I was so excited when I received a early copy from HQ, and it definitely didn’t disappoint.
I can’t remember the last time I actually laughed out loud at a book, but this one had me giggling throughout.
So Meddy...
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