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| name = Mrs Funnybones
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| caption = First edition
| author = [[Twinkle Khanna]]
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| country = India
| language = English
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| published = [[Penguin India]] (August 2015)
| pages = 248 pp.
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| isbn = 9780143424468
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| oclc = 919186937
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'''''Mrs Funnybones: She’s Just Like You and a Lot Like Me''''' is a 2015 Indian non-fiction book written by former film actress [[Twinkle Khanna]] and published by [[Penguin India]]. Mrs Funnybones sold over one lakh copies making Twinkle Khanna India's highest-selling female writer of 2015.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://movies.ndtv.com/bollywood/akshay-kumar-please-stop-disturbing-twinkle-when-shes-working-1445682|title=NDTV news}}</ref>

==Background==
Khanna is a columnist for ''[[The Times of India]]'' and ''[[Daily News and Analysis]]''.<ref name=CNN /> Her husband helped her with editing drafts for the Mrs Funnybones book.<ref name=TH>{{cite news | author1=Press Trust of India | author-link=Press Trust of India | title=Twinkle Khanna's Mrs Funnybones is Now a Book| url=http://www.thehindu.com/books/twinkle-khannas-mrs-funnybones-is-now-a-book/article7558757.ece| access-date=8 September 2015| work=[[The Hindu]]| publisher=[[The Hindu Group]]| date=20 August 2015| location=Mumbai}}</ref>

[[File:Akshay Kumar with family.jpg|thumb|right| Khanna with her husband, [[Akshay Kumar]](centre) and mother, [[Dimple Kapadia]](right), who feature in the book]]
Khanna said that the main characters in the book are "a few facts, a little fiction, a few decaying brain cells, and a couple of old bones into my brewing cauldron of words." The book received good reviews with The Times of India stating "The funny bone definitely tickles but at the same time also jabs you hard.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/life-style/books/features/Review-Mrs-Funnybones-by-Twinkle-Khanna/articleshow/53206080.cms|title=Times of India}}</ref>" "Subtle observation(s) with a sledgehammer impact." says Mint.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.livemint.com/Leisure/9ZIvCYWnhGmSCz0f5nS5MN/Lounge-loves-Mrs-Funnybones.html|title=Mint}}</ref> The Huffington Post reviewed the book stating "Thank you Mrs. Funnybones for reminding us that life is what you make of it and the most ordinary moments sometimes provide the maximum entertainment and pearls of wisdom.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.huffingtonpost.in/vasudha-sahgal/take-a-bow-mrs-funnybones/|title=The Huffington Post}}</ref>" The book highlights anecdotes and the experiences of the author regarding her family, surroundings and the way she handles them.<ref name=FPJ /> In the whole book, Khanna did not mention her husband by his name.<ref name=CNN />

The book was launched in Mumbai on 18 August 2015 before [[Dimple Kapadia]], [[Akshay Kumar]], [[Aamir Khan]], [[Karan Johar]], [[Jaya Bachchan]] and [[Sonali Bendre]].<ref name=TH /><ref>{{cite news | last1=Sahadevan| first1=Sonup| title=Twinkle Khanna Spills Akshay Kumar, Aamir Khan’s Secrets; KJo Hosts a ‘Roast’ at ‘Mrs FunnyBones’ Book Launch| url=http://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/bollywood/twinkle-khanna-spills-akshay-kumar-aamir-khans-secrets-kjo-hosts-a-roast-at-mrs-funnybones-book-launch/| access-date=8 September 2015| work=[[The Indian Express]]| publisher=[[Indian Express Limited]]| date=19 August 2015| location=Mumbai}}</ref> The book has received critical acclaim particularly for its humour.<ref name=HBL>{{cite news | last1=Chaudhari| first1=Mohini| title=The Laddoo of the Prom| url=http://www.thehindubusinessline.com/blink/read/the-laddoo-of-the-prom/article7587109.ece| access-date=8 September 2015| work=[[The Hindu Business Line]]| publisher=[[The Hindu Group]]| date=28 August 2015}}</ref> Megha of ''[[The Free Press Journal]]'' wrote "...[Although] this book is delight to read, it at times gets a little repetitive with the inclusion of some of her columns that have appeared in newspapers."<ref name=FPJ>{{cite news|author1=Megha |title=Book Review: Mrs Funnybones |url=http://www.freepressjournal.in/book-review-mrs-funnybones/ |access-date=8 September 2015 |work=[[The Free Press Journal]] |date=6 September 2015 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150909181530/http://www.freepressjournal.in/book-review-mrs-funnybones/ |archive-date=9 September 2015 }}</ref> Author and screenwriter [[Advaita Kala]] called it ; "...endearing, real and well written".<ref name=CNN>{{cite web | last1=Kala| first1=Advaita| title=Book Review: Twinkle Khanna 'Mrs Funnybones' is Endearing, Real and Well Written| url=http://www.ibnlive.com/news/books/book-review-twinkle-khannas-mrs-funnybones-is-endearing-real-and-well-written-1073396.html| publisher=[[CNN-IBN]]| access-date=8 September 2015| date=5 September 2015}}</ref> It was ranked in ''Hindustan Times''{{'s}} Best non-fiction books chart.<ref>{{cite news | title=HT – Nielsen Bookscan Top 10| work=[[Hindustan Times]]| publisher=[[HT Media]]| date=17 October 2015| location=Lucknow| page=12}}</ref><ref>{{cite news | title=HT – Nielsen Bookscan| url=http://www.pressreader.com/india/hindustan-times-gurgaon/20150912/282514362315021/TextView| access-date=21 October 2015| work=Hindustan Times| date=12 September 2015| location=Gurgaon |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151208111341/http://www.pressreader.com/india/hindustan-times-gurgaon/20150912/282514362315021/TextView |archive-date=8 December 2015 |url-status=dead}}</ref>

==References==
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[[Category:Indian non-fiction books]]
[[Category:2015 non-fiction books]]
[[Category:Debut books]]
[[Category:English-language books]]
[[Category:Indian literature in English]]
[[Category:21st-century Indian books]]
[[Category:Penguin Books India books]]

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