Sometimes I visit friends of ours who have recently had kids

[Rich]

they look exhausted, miserable, broke, on the verge of divorce,

Yet they insist that we should have a kid. And when I say you are a good example of not having one they get offended

Then they say it's the greatest thing.
Then I say I've just been on holiday and they look sad.

This reads like an extract from The Curious Incident Of The Dog In The Nighttime.

A great book if you've not read it. Talks a bit about the tube as well, so I'm sure you'd enjoy it.

[Ash]

This reads like an extract from The Curious Incident Of The Dog In The Nighttime.

A great book if you've not read it. Talks a bit about the tube as well, so I'm sure you'd enjoy it.

Not read the book, but seen the play in the West End. Excellent, I thought.

[Rich]

Not read the book, but seen the play in the West End. Excellent, I thought.

You really should read the book too - it's quite magnificent. I believe it won Book Of The Year whenever it was published, in fact.