The Growing Pains of Adrian Mole The Growing Pains of Adrian Mole The Growing Pains of Adrian Mole, a novel by Sue Townsend, is the 2nd book in the Adrian Mole series, following on from "The Secret Diary of Adrian Mole, Aged 13¾". It focuses on the worries and regrets of a teenage aspiring intellectual. The novel is included in the omnibus "". The book is written in a diary style and set in 1982 through to mid-1983. Notable events in this volume are the breakup and later reconciliation of Adrian and Pandora, Adrian's attempt to run away from home and subsequent breakdown, the birth of
Secret Diary of a Call Girl who's really good at her job would talk to a client." It was less well received, however, by "The New York Times", which said, ""Secret Diary" has amusing touches, but not enough to sustain an entire series." Whilst reviewing Series 3 of "Secret Diary of a Call Girl", Gerard O'Donovan of "The Telegraph" opined that the show focuses too much on Piper's character, saying "All the characters, apart from Belle (Piper), are about as two-dimensional as cardboard cut-outs – and no more engaging." The series was attacked by some feminists, as Belle sells her body and some stated that it