Summary
From the author of Kill Your Friends comes a tale of infidelity, contract killing and … golf.
GARY is a sweet and decent man. Only two things would improve his life - having children with his gorgeous wife Pauline, and a lower golf handicap. Both are unlikely.
PAULINE is wondering how she ended up living in an ugly little house, driving a second-hand car and making a living dressing up as Tinkerbell. She’s planning to leave Gary for a self-made carpet millionaire.
FIND…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780099592129 |
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| ISBN-10: | 0099592126 |
| Author: | John Niven |
| Publisher: | Cornerstone |
| Imprint: | Windmill Books |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 384 |
| Release Date: | 15 July 2014 |
| Weight: | 269g |
| Dimensions: | 197mm x 129mm x 25mm |
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Believe it or not, this novel makes golf look interesting. Trust me. This is a writer who could wring laughs out of pretty well anything… Hilarious
Believe it or not, this novel makes golf look interesting. Trust me. This is a writer who could wring laughs out of pretty well anything… Hilarious * The Times *Screamingly funny…beneath the rough surface of effing and blinding lies a surprisingly sweet story of family, friendship and romance….uproarious entertainment…Unlike the amateurs in his plot, Niven’s prose is executed with the comic timing of a pro. He gets the golf right, and just about everything else too * Scotsman *A novel about golf that is not only hilarious, but gripping, sexy, violent and outrageous…Niven combines his increasingly bizarre plots, and some shocking behaviour, with considerable skill and, of course, large helpings of humour * Daily Mirror *I laughed out loud more times than I can remember. Niven’s ear for dialogue, particularly the foulmouthed, is fantastic. Who would have thought that “Golf meets Gangsters in Ayrshire” would work? But it does - in spadesA story so completely filmic you will yell ‘it’s Gregory’s Girl meets Local Hero with weapons-grade swearing!’ while still sat in your armchair. Brilliantly funny too * Word *Peppered with brilliant moments * GQ *Niven is a very funny writer and the pace and colourful characters recall the dizzying daftness of early Carl Hiaasen * Evening Herald (Ireland) *A book that’s impossible to put down * Sport Magazine *The most riotously funny writing on golf, sex and violence since the police report on a certain golfer’s marital dispute * News of the World *
About The Author
John Niven
John Niven was born in Irvine, Ayrshire. He is the author of ten novels and has written for a wide range of publications, including a weekly column for the Scottish Sunday Mail. He lives in Buckinghamshire.
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