<p><i>Things My Girlfriend and I Have Argued About </i>concerns a guy named Pel who lives with his German girlfriend, Ursula. Pel leads an uneventful life — quietly bluffing his way through his job and discovering new things to argue about with Ursula. But when his boss mysteriously disappears, Pel steps innocently into his shoes and his life spirals out of control in a chaotic whirl of stolen money, missing colleagues, and Chinese mafiosi.</p><p>Its fractured thriller plot punctuated by blazingly hilarious set-piece arguments between the hapless Pel and the unflappable Ursula, <I>Things My Girlfriend and I Have Argued About</I> is a brilliant comic novel examining the unique warfare in long-term relationships.</p><hr><p>"[A] brilliantly-written comedy... both funny and affectionate."<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<i>THE GUARDIAN</i></p><p>"There is little to say about coupledom that is not wittily and often movingly explored here. Sharply-written, brilliantly-observed and absolutely hilarious."<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<I>DAILY MAIL</I></p><p>"A funny and heart-warming comedy about love, fatherhood and being in the wrong places at all the wrong times."<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<I>ESSENTIALS</I></p><HR>

“There is little to say about coupledom that is not wittily and often movingly explored here. Sharply-written, brilliantly-observed and absolutely hilarious.” —Daily Mail

“[A] brilliantly-written comedy . . . both funny and affectionate.” —The Guardian

“A funny and heart-warming comedy about love, fatherhood and being in the wrong places at all the wrong times.”Essentials

From the Trade Paperback edition.

Things My Girlfriend and I Have Argued About concerns a guy named Pel who lives with his German girlfriend, Ursula. Pel leads an uneventful life—quietly bluffing his way through his job and discovering new things to argue about with Ursula. But when his boss mysteriously disappears, Pel steps innocently into his shoes and his life spirals out of control in a chaotic whirl of stolen money, missing colleagues, and Chinese mafiosi.

Its fractured thriller plot punctuated by blazingly hilarious set-piece arguments between the hapless Pel and the unflappable Ursula, Things My Girlfriend and I Have Argued About is a brilliant comic novel examining the unique warfare in long-term relationships.

A little over a year ago, Mil Millington set up a website called "Things My Girlfriend and I Have Argued About, " where he posted tales of his long-standing relationship with his German girlfriend, Margret. A cult formed almost instantly on both sides of the Atlantic. Within weeks he had both a book deal and a movie option based on his site.

Things My Girlfriend and I Have Argued About concerns a guy named Pel who lives with his German girlfriend, Ursula. Pel leads an uneventful life, bluffing his way through his job and finding new things to argue about with Ursula. But when his boss mysteriously disappears, Pel steps reluctantly into his shoes, and his life spirals out of control in a chaotic whirl of stolen money, missing colleagues, and Chinese mafiosi.

Propelled by blazingly hilarious set-piece arguments between the hapless Pel and the unflappable Ursula, Things My Girlfriend and I Have Argued About is a brilliant comic novel examining the warfare in long-term relationships.