Just in Time to Be Late: Why Men Are Like Buses

by Peta Mathias

Just in Time to be Too Late is an account of Peta's own discoveries as she delves deeper into the mysterious world of men - a highly personal and frequently hilarious pilgrimage that will resonate with women everywhere.

300 pages, Paperback

First published October 26, 2009

About the author

Peta Mathias MNZM is a respected and prolific New Zealand chef, author and broadcaster, who now builds on the culinary travel experience with her gastronomic tours in the south of France, Morocco, Spain and India. Having started her culinary love in Paris with her restaurant 'Rose Blues', she returned to New Zealand to teach, cook and write. Fete Accomplie, a book about her life in Paris with recipes, was the first of many subsequent award-winning gastronomic travel books written about North Africa, France, New Zealand, Ireland and Vietnam. Her book Can We Help it if We're Fabulous was an instant bestseller and has also been published in the UK, USA, Canada and Germany. It was followed by a number of other books about women, men and transformation.

Reviews

[The Cats’ Mother · Rating 2 out of 5]

I was given this by someone in my book club and fancied some non-fiction for a change. I have heard of the author but knew little about her and have not watched her TV programmes. This had some amusing moments and insights, I enjoyed the factoids and historical snippets more than the interviews and personal anecdotes. Her main idea is that men are all the same, which is as silly as saying that women are all the same. I was skimming by the end just to finish it as I don't feel I learned anything remotely useful or interesting about men from this, except how much I should appreciate the one I' ve got.

[Tracy · Rating 3 out of 5]

Wasn't sure if I'd like this one as much. But it was a nice surprise, interesting thoughts from the 'men' interviewed, not a cross section of men but the ones that she spoke to offered some entertaining insights.

[Essemar · Rating 4 out of 5]

Love Peta Mathias! Enough said :)