The Embarrassing Parents by Victoria Mather and Sue Macartney-Snape (John Murray, £9.99)
Saturday just wouldn't be Saturday without turning to the Telegraph Magazine to scan Social Stereotypes.
Each week, Mather the journalist and Macartney-Snape the artist turn their combined critically-observed eye on a hapless subject, be it Food Allergy Sufferer (Damien can only have the merest smidgen of semi-skimmed in his decaffinated filter coffee) or the ageing socialite Annual Party Givers (Evie and Grace recognise champagne as a non-alcoholic drink).
Each is a witty and bitingly perceptive mini-essay on society's oddballs.
It's all done with a great deal of taste and the skill of skewering an unwitting subject ready for the barbecue.
The duo have created more than 400 Social Stereotypes during their eight year partnership and this is their first, long-awaited book.
My own particular favourite is The Mother at Rock. At night she slinks past the Mariners', head down, clutching the mobile, trying not to be an embarrassing parent.
For mother, read father. Been there. Done that.
David Chapman
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