Coffee Table Rhymes

By Janet Roberts

“My sister cleans her bedroom
In twenty seconds flat.
She sweeps the dirt into a pile
Then underneath the mat.”
A selection of comic verse on such subjects as fraught relationships, untrustworthy professionals, quirky pets and even quirkier family members.
Nothing too dark or serious here, just a set of cleverly written, instantly quotable epigrams, along with a handful of longer poems that combine humour with insight. Truly, the perfect book to leave around for guests to pick up and flip through – on the coffee table, of course!

• Language: English
• Publisher: Austin Macauley Publishers
• Release date: Mar 1, 2024
• ISBN: 9781398432574

Janet Roberts

In Janet Roberts' books, you’ll often find someone spending a bit of time by a lake, river or ocean somewhere in the world. Born and raised in Erie, Pennsylvania, on the Great Lakes, she loves an endless view of water for as far as the eye can see. Janet graduated from Temple University with a degree in journalism. After working as a journalist and later as a paralegal, she obtained her masters in communications from Edinboro University of Pennsylvania. Janet began writing fiction and poetry as a child and never let go of her dream of publishing a novel.  Although her current job as a security awareness program lead has meant moving to a variety of cities, she often returns to her Western Pennsylvania roots in her writing.  

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About the Author

Janet Roberts lives in Melbourne, Australia, and has written many books for young adults. She has also been a popular columnist for The Age newspaper and a writer of philosophical essays for a New York publication. Janet enjoys her life very much in contact with her beautiful grandchildren whom she adores.

Janet’s novella Heavens Above! is also published by Austin Macauley.

Janet Roberts

Copyright © Janet Roberts 2024

The right of Janet Roberts to be identified as author of this work has been asserted in accordance with section 77 and 78 of the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988.

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