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Hodder & Stoughton has acquired the "top-secret diaries" of Mrs Stephen Fry, revealing the comedian's secret double life as a womanising window cleaner, whose main loves in life are karaoke and kebabs.
Edna Fry, who has http://twitter.com/mrsstephenfry" target="_blank">more than 56,000 followers on Twitter, regularly recounts the details of life with her scandalous husband and five, six or possibly seven children. The diaries follow a year in the life of "an unwitting celebrity wife".
Suzie Doore, senior editor at Hodder, acquired world rights via agent Olivia Guest at Jonathan Clowes. She said: "Ever since I offered (in tweets), Edna has been quite beside herself with excitement at the idea of working with Hodder. She has already told Mrs Norton and Mrs Winton all about it over tea and jammy dodgers."
Guest added: "We’re thrilled to represent Mrs. Stephen Fry, who fascinates the office with unexpected insights into life with her husband, an enigmatic window cleaner. I am also delighted by the regular deliveries of her Spam-based food parcels."
The book will be published in hardback this Christmas, and Hodder is planning to pitch for general humour promotions.