Adrian Mole Doreen Slater, whom Adrian privately refers to as "Stick Insect". Brett makes a reappearance in the later books as a successful yet unpleasant businessman who loses his fortune during the credit crunch. Doreen is killed off in "Prostrate Years". Pauline temporarily marries her younger lodger Martin Muffet, who eventually leaves her for Adrian's girlfriend Bianca Dartington, giving Adrian and his mother a shared heartbreak. Later, George and Pauline effect a partner swap with Ivan and Tania Braithwaite (parents of Pandora), only to reunite after Ivan's untimely death. Adrian's half-sister, Rosie Germaine Mole (after feminist Germaine Greer), grows up to be
Adrian Mole: The Prostrate Years The Piggeries, helping Adrian with household chores and a friendly ear. At the end of the book he purchases a number of chickens and a pig (including suitable dwellings for the livestock) for Adrian as a 'thank-you' present. Pandora Braithwaite (BA, MA, D.Phil, MP) is Adrian's childhood sweetheart, and despite being opposed to the Iraq war and a vocal critic of Tony Blair, is still in a prominent position in government and knows Gordon Brown personally. Throughout the course of the book, Pandora frequently calls and visits Adrian after he is diagnosed with prostate cancer. There is a very slow