Speak Italian in plain English. This tongue-in-cheek guide includes informative yet cheeky phrases such as 'Excuse me, there's a horse's head in my bed' and 'Does your older brother need to come too?'
Drew Launay is the author of 56 books with subjects ranging from domestic trauma, psychic thrillers and erotic humour to non fiction on luxury foods, antiques, history, and travel as well as stage plays and scripts for films and television. In addition to Drew Launay books he writes under the pseudonyms André Launay, Andrew Laurance and Drew Lamark. Born in London of French parents, he was educated in England, finished in France and escaped the pressures of London to write full time in Spain.
His work has been reviewed as:
Shrewd artistry, skilfully crafted
Acidly witty
Told eloquently without clutter
Cleverly constructed tales that successfully combine dry British humour with Hitchcockian suspense
In the USA he has been labelled as "The spine chilling master of occult horror"
Famous for his plays at the Windmill Theatre London "Come into my Bed" and "Yes, we have no Pyjamas" Produced by Paul Raymond and starring Fiona Richmond. Further success followed with screenplays of the Navy Lark and his Breakfast Talks for BBC Bristol and the Radio series Siesta Days, Fiesta Nights. He has also made a significant contribution to the Xenophobe and Bluffers Guides.
Drew is still hard at it with a new thriller and an autobiography currently under way. Visit Drew's website at www.drewlaunay.com to keep in touch with progress.
