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Sedaris is the premier observer of our world and its weirdnesses
ADAM KAY

Funnier and more heartbreaking than pretty much anything out there
HADLEY FREEMAN, GUARDIAN

The brilliance of David Sedaris writing is that his very essence, his aura, seeps through the pages of his books like an intoxication cloud
ALAN CUMMING, NEW YORK TIMES

The funniest writer alive today
JONATHAN ROSS

An incredibly funny and sometimes moving meditation on love, death and family life
SUNDAY TIMES

When he buys a beach house on the Carolina coast, Sedaris envisions long, relaxing vacations spent playing board games and lounging in the sun with those he loves most. And life at the Sea Section, as he names the vacation home, is exactly as idyllic as he imagined, except for one tiny, vexing realisation: it s impossible to take a vacation from yourself.