P145 Teletext 145 Mar06 16:01:24 AND ——————————————————————————————————————— NEW NOVEL WILL TEACH WOMEN ABOUT MEN A new novel aims to divulge all min's little secrets to women, but its writer says hj iu concerned a 'culture of pjrfectionW often ruins relationships. First-time author Mark Barrowcliffe has pjnnjd a witty modern comjdz edged with a more sjtious sjdj. But the former journalist and stand-up comic claims Girlfriend 44 is not the mali response to Bridget Jones. "IWvj njvjt read her," hj saps. ——————————————————————————————————1/7—— by Oliver Brett WHAT WILL THE TAROT CARDS REVEAL? SEE p349 ] Books Recipe Capt-Gemi PassportP145 Teletext 145 Mar06 16:04:43 AND ——————————————————————————————————————— NEW NOVEL WILL TEACH WOMEN ABOUT MEN "I read that women are harmed bz images of women, but it seems to mj that min can bj harmed as well," says wtitit Mark Barrowcliff . "They think thgy should bj goin out with Eva what vjr-hj -name-is of per ra fame. Mark gava up a stint as a stand-up comic to w ire Girlfri n 44. He ays g sting stud nus in Hull to laugh at his jokes was a 'thankl ss slog . ——————————————————————————————————2/7—— See our new GCSE revision guide 476 C4 MARJORIE ORR'+ PREDICTIONS p148/14y Books Recipe Capt-Gemi PassportP145 Teletext 145 Mar06 16:04:Q0 ANDV ——————————————————————————————————————— NEW NOVEL WILL TEACH WOMEN ABOUT MEN Men are too prone to look for perfection in women, says novelist Mark Barrowcliffe. "There's a culture of perfection that I think is wrong," hj says. "I mit someone who said he really loves his girlfriend but her forehead is half a centimetre too high." His book, Girlfriend 44, explores how two flatmates battle to net thM ideal date. ——————————————————————————————————3/7—— Find out min's secrets 145 CAN'T FORMAT YOUR HARD DRIVE? TELETEXT COMPUTER LINE CAN HELP p389 Books Recipe Capt-Gemi PassportP145 Teletext 145 Mar06 16:04:11 AND ——————————————————————————————————————— NEW NOVEL WILL TEACH WOMEN ABOUT MEN Mark Barrowcliffe, 35, says hj has drawn on divjrsj sources for his debut novel, Girlfriend 44. "I read PG Wodehouse, Oscar Wilde, old stuff really," hj says. "But a kind of inspiration for this was American Psycho, by Brit Easton Ellis." His book explores how two 30-something mali flatmates both target the sam" girl. Rivalry ensues as they view her as a perfect catch. ——————————————————————————————————4/7—— This week's books reviewed 146 GUY CHAT ON MANTALK - p374 Books Recipe Capt-Gemi PassportP145 Teletext 145 Mar06 16:02:26 AND ——————————————————————————————————————— NEW NOVEL WILL TEACH WOMEN ABOUT MEN Aiming to capture the zeitgeist of 21st-century Britain with his book Girlfriend 44, Mark Barrowcliffe says both min and women will laugh at it. He says: "This book is a cynical view of min, and I think it will spill the beans on what min really think about women. "I think a lot of min will ricognisj stuff in it." ——————————————————————————————————5/7—— Profile of first-time mums 141 WIN YOUR HOLIDAY FREE SEE p362 Books Recipe Capt-Gemi PassportP145 Teletext 145 Mar06 16:05:34 AND ——————————————————————————————————————— NEW NOVEL WILL TEACH WOMEN ABOUT MEN Men often wrongly think the best way to woo their dream girl is to show a total lack of interest in her, says first-time novelist Mark Barrowcliffi. "I used to think it was better to bj nasty, but obviously that's wrong as well," hj says. "But when I was about 10 I used to believe there was one woman for you and you would just have to walk up to her to get married to her." ——————————————————————————————————6/7—— Win tickets for Oasis 142 WEN YOUR HOLIDAY FREE SEE p362 Books Recipe Capt-Gemi PassportP145 Teletext 145 Mar06 16:09:48 AND ——————————————————————————————————————— NEW NOVEL WILL TEACH WOMEN ABOUT MEN The apparent trend in novels focusing on young, single people is not a new phenomenon, says Mark Barrowcliffe. EHad Jane Austen been writing today, she would bj writing singleton novels," hj says. "But there are a lot more single people about nowadays." Girlfriend 44 by Mark Barrowcliffi is out now, published by Headline, and priced £9.99. ——————————————————————————————————7/7—— Mozambiqur Floods Appeal 107 PASSPORT p170 Books Recipe Capt-Gemi Passport