Pel Dalton's life is uneventful. He spends his days bluffing through an IT job in the university library, pillow-fighting with his two sons and finding new things to argue about with Ursula, his German girlfriend. But all this is about to change. When his boss suddenly disappears, and Pel steps reluctantly into his shoes, his life begins to spiral out of control. Stolen money, missing colleagues, ominous calls from Hong Kong, and something nasty beneath the university foundations are only the beginning of Pel's problems. Faced with embarrassing PTA meetings and a fridge that really needs defrosting, Pel is about to learn that sometimes the things that drive you crazy can be the only things that keep you sane. For fans of Tony Parsons and Mike Gayle, this is a hilarious and heartwarming story that will strike a chord with anyone who has ever had an argument with their partner...

'Millington takes us to the place where relationships go bad, but never forgets the humour' -- Latest Homes 20021023 'Cringingly familiar, devastatingly funny ... definitely one for fans of Nick Hornby and Tony Parsons' -- Mango Book Club website 20021001 'Highlights just how painful love can be and just how much its precious memories should be valued' -- The Week 20021207 'A brilliantly written comedy. A novel that manages to be both funny and affectionate' -- Guardian 'With his tear-inducing humour, Millington has tapped into the zeitgeist, Helen Fielding-style.' -- Vogue 20020901 'While books that claim to be 'laugh-out-loud funny' are legion, ones such as this that actually are are rarer than molars on a Rhode Island Hen ... There is little to say about coupledom that is not wittily and often movingly explored here. Sharply-written, brilliantly observed and absolutely hilarious.' -- Wendy Holden, Daily Mail 20021025 'A fantastic debut - a funny and heart-warming comedy about love, fatherhood and being in the wrong places at all the wrong times.' -- Essentials 20021101 'Mil Millington's comic timing is spot-on in this laugh-out-loud warm-hearted and engaging novel.' -- Publishing News 20021101 'The plot escalates with all the shameless hyperbole needed to fuel a really good row ... This is a very funny book.' -- Observer 20021013 'Compulsive reading ... drenched in self-deprecating humour.' -- Metro 20021007 'Insightful and wickedly funny.' -- Heat 20021001 'The funniest book I have read all year' -- Sydney Morning Herald 20030901 'Hilarious and insightful ... Realistic and acerbic, this first novel is bound to receive a lot of attention.' -- Bookseller 20020726 'A brilliant, thoroughly urbane hoot' -- The Big Issue in the North 20021005 'A sardonic, cool, fairground-ride of a book ... hugely satisfying' -- Times 20030601 'It's impossible not to laugh out loud at the Anglo-German quips and world-weary observations that tumble off the page' -- Guardian 20021109 'Mil Millington's legendary bust-ups with his long-term lover ... have now spawned a madcap novel.' -- In Style 20021109 'It's really funny' -- Daily Express 20021101 'A surprise hit ... a quirky little comedy.' -- Mirror 20020928 'Guaranteed to raise a smile' -- Irish News 20021007 'Funny ... moves at a cracking pace' -- Sunday Mirror 20021027 'A comedy of relationships in all their confusions' -- Sunday Life 20021201 'A funny and touching read' -- Hello 20030107 'I don't normally quote for fiction, but as clearly all Mil has done in the way of fiction here is change the name 'Mil' to the name 'Pel', I have no compunction whatsoever in pointing out that this is completely hilarious.' -- Jenny Colgan 20030107 'Hilarious' -- More 20030611 'A very funny look at relationships' -- Company 20030611

Mil Millington lives in the West Midlands with his girlfriend and their two children. He began his career building the M42 and following on from this success has now written for various magazines, radio and The Guardian (where he also has a weekly column in the Weekend magazine). His website (Things My Girlfriend and I Have Argued About) has acheived cult status, and he is also co-founder and co-writer of online magazine The Weekly. He would be grateful if you kept all of this information to yourself as he has told his children he is astronaut.