Going Under - Softcover

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Softcover

ISBN 10: 0436210215 ISBN 13: 9780436210211

Publisher: Harvill Secker, 2007

Synopsis

The future looks bleak for Aidan Walsh. He stands to lose his job as the last major employer in a dead-end Welsh town prepares to close its factory and relocate to India. Then Aidan hatches a startling plan. He buries himself alive in a coffin in his back garden, announcing that he's not coming back up until everyone's job is saved.

Publicity is everything these days, and Aidan knows he must attract the attention of the media if he is to have a chance. Slowly, people warm to his cause, locally at first, and then from further afield, as news of his remarkable protest travels. And so begins a titanic battle of wills between an unlikely hero and a powerful corporation.

Going Under explores the ties of love, friendship, family and community in a story full of humour, human frailty, resourcefulness and - ultimately - triumph.

About this title

Review:

'...a fine example of the things that happen when one dares to
think inside the box.' -- The Guardian

'A wonderfully inspiring, gritty but ultimately optimistic story
about one man who has the courage to stand up to authority.' -- Big Issue Cymru

'An excellent, incisive modern satire that manages to be touching,
funny and thought-provoking simultaneously.' -- The Herald

'just as All This Is Mine had a deep poignancy, so does Going
Under... an honest and unaffected tale.'
-- The Metro

`a triumphant tale of life, loss, hope and family.' -- The Big Issue

From the Publisher:

Can one desperate man with nothing but a crazy idea take on a multi-national?

About this edition

• Publisher: Harvill Secker
• Publication date: 2007
• ISBN 10: 0436210215
• ISBN 13: 9780436210211
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 368