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Live web-chat with Tony Parsons, 9pm-10pm, 6 October

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rachel(mumsnet) · 01/10/2008 15:59

Columnist and author Tony Parsons will be joining us here on Monday 6th October from 9-10pm for a live chat. Tony's sixth novel, 'My Favourite Wife' has just been published and is described by The Independent as 'a much bigger, more ambitious book' than million-selling 'Man and Boy'. If you can't make the chat you can post your questions in advance here.
Hope to see you here on Monday.

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noonki · 06/10/2008 21:57

Minky easy easy

WendyWeber · 06/10/2008 21:58

Dave Gorman is the googlewhacker. he thinks he's funny but (sigh) he really isn't.

S1ur · 06/10/2008 21:58

Hurumph he finished early and with a love letter no less.

Weeeeeell.

I thought he was interesting actually. Though I am also interested to hear more from MT and SM and MM about why they dislike him so much.

MinkyBorage · 06/10/2008 21:58

lol, just saying what I think. C'mon,I'm not the only one to think it, you lot have gone soft because he's hugged and kissed you!

morningpaper · 06/10/2008 21:58

Thanks Tony you were very FAST

we like FAST

Good luck with the book

TonyParsons · 06/10/2008 21:58

Dear CELESTIALTEAPOT - this is how I began writing. My parents married when they were teenagers. They both came from huge families - my mum had six brothers, and my dad had 8 sisters and 2 brotjers. But my mum and dad discovered that they could not have a baby. They tried for ten years and - nothing. They gave up - they were only 29 but there was no IVF etc - some people were just unlcuky. And so they decided that tghey would always be childless but they still had each other and they would make a happy life. They were bikers - my dad wore all black leather and my mum wore all white leather. And they decided they would take their motobikes and ride through Italy, where my dad had been in the war (he spoke great italiabn). And then...MY MUM GOT PREGNANT. And i came home from hospital in a sidecar of a Norton motorbike. And my mum was so happy to have me that she READ AND READ AND READ to me. And those stories I heard on my mother's lap made me a writer. THANKS AND GOODNIGHT Tony xxxooo

TheCelestialTeapot · 06/10/2008 21:59

MP, can you take your minky stroking somewhere more private, please?!

Cloudhopper · 06/10/2008 21:59

I wonder what he made of that? Probably sat smugly in a mansion somewhere thinking how much more successful he is than us (or similar).

TheCelestialTeapot · 06/10/2008 22:00

ToPa, that's a lovely story. Thank you. And goodnight

SorenLorensen · 06/10/2008 22:00

Has he gone?

Beetroot · 06/10/2008 22:00

Does that mean my children will be writers?

noonki · 06/10/2008 22:00

I was impressed tbh as I thought Tony was pretty horrible when he wrote in the Guardian

I wanted him to answer the Chav question, mind Julie Birchall was very against the word, so maybe in true Birchall Vs Parsons stylee he would have to be pro!

jimjamshaslefttheyurt · 06/10/2008 22:00

Oh I'll buy the next one. Just to see the wife having the affair for a change

I liked him-at least he could type at a sensible speed!

Heathcliffscathy · 06/10/2008 22:00

ahhh, am late. love ya tony, love germaine's version of feminism and really think you ought to find yourself a pseudonym and join us here on mn! tis a vipers pit of loveliness.

SparklyPseudonym · 06/10/2008 22:01

Thanks Tony!!

MinkyBorage · 06/10/2008 22:01

HA!! 1 minute and 14 seconds early, does that constitute a flounce?!

bran · 06/10/2008 22:01

Can we please, please, PLEASE have Nick Hornby on for a chat too please, so we can ask him all about Tony Parsons' books and see whether it's really true that they are friends.

TonyParsons · 06/10/2008 22:01

Dear MORNINGPAPER AND EVERYONE WHO HAS ASKED ME QUESTIONS - NASTY AND NICE AND NUTS - IT HAS BEEN A BLAST AND A PLEASURE - THANK YOU FOR HAVING ME AND FOR MAKING THIS A REWARDING AND ENRICHING EXPERIENCE - THANK YOU AND I HOPE WE CAN MEET FACE TO DFACE SOME DAY - MEN AND WOM EN CAN'T TALK PROPERLY AT THE END OF TELEPHONE WIRES. BUT THANKS FOR THE QUESTIONS AND THANKS FOR HAVING ME.
GOODNIGHT AND THANKS FOR LETTING ME IN YOUR DOMAIN FOR A SHORT WHILE.

TONY P XXXXXXXXXXOOOOOOOOOO

S1ur · 06/10/2008 22:01

He loves you SPARKLYPSEUDONYM

WendyWeber · 06/10/2008 22:02

all our children will be writers, beety. the uk would be swamped in books, only luckily they'll all be virtual

SorenLorensen · 06/10/2008 22:02

I think he was a bit rude to my friend Scummy. So I shall not be buying any more of his steeeeenking books. But as I hadn't bought any anyway I don't suppose he'll notice.

morningpaper · 06/10/2008 22:02

'night Tony! And be careful on that skateboard! xxx(o)(o)xxx

S1ur · 06/10/2008 22:02

Heh, well done Tony. Good luck with book, g'night!

Beetroot · 06/10/2008 22:02

MP gets a special mention

He likes your tits MP

MoanyParsons · 06/10/2008 22:03

Oh FARK! Have I missed him?

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