It's Natwest's last day before he leaves for university, and
there's only one thing on his mind: the deeply embarrassing package
he ordered to his house - which still hasn't arrived. He won't
leave town without it. Any alternative is too distressing to
consider ... This is the story of twenty-four hours in the life of
NATWEST, and his small-town odyssey in pursuit of the missing
package. And yet it's also the story of a MIDDLE-AGED DENTIST who
dreams of being a respected artist - but the only thing he can seem
to paint is the human mouth. And it's the story of a TORTURED IMAM
involved in a quasi-romantic entanglement with the local vicar; and
an OCTOGENARIAN mourning the death of her secretive husband; and a
TROUBLED TEENAGER whose nudes have leaked on the internet. It's the
story of Natwest's obnoxious EX-BOYFRIEND, and his CLASS-TRAITOR
MOTHER and her CHILDHOOD BOYFRIEND, and the life-changing secrets
he knows about Natwest's past. Alternating between Natwest's
idiosyncratic inner world and the perspectives of the other
characters - and dazzling in its energy, imagination and
originality - this is an outrageously funny and tenderly moving
story about being connected to everyone and everything at all
times; about love, friendship, and the lies we tell ourselves;
about unhappy endings, happy endings - and whether anything really
is as simple as one or the other.
General
Imprint: |
Abacus
|
Country of origin: |
United Kingdom |
Release date: |
May 2024 |
Authors: |
Nathan Newman
|
Dimensions: |
222 x 138mm (L x W) |
Pages: |
304 |
ISBN-13: |
978-0-349-14563-1 |
Categories: |
Books
|
LSN: |
0-349-14563-6 |
Barcode: |
9780349145631 |
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