An offbeat novel from an exponent of dirty magical realism. When Mr Broadhurst got his psychic teeth into Ian Wharton - aged 11 - he just wouldn't let go. The result is that now Ian's idea of fun isn't quite the sort of thing to be expected of a 30-something marketing consultant in London.
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'This is a brilliant first novel, obscene, funny, opulently written, and, of course, agonisingly moral' (Observer)
'No one else I can think of writes about contemporary Britain with such elan, energy and witty intelligence. Rejoice' (Nicholas Lezard, Guardian)
'Written with diabolical gusto and skill' (Evening Standard)
'Vastly entertaining' (The Times)
Will Self's provocative, shocking and completely unique novel of psychosis and contemporary malaise
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