- Paperback: 228 pages
- Publisher: YouWriteOn.com; First Edition edition (8 Dec 2008)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 1849231060
- ISBN-13: 978-1849231060
- Product Dimensions: 22.6 x 15.2 x 2 cm
- Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 1,069,059 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful
George is struggling with his post university life, too cool to live at home, too cool to work in a law firm, his talent and genius remain firmly hidden under a bushel! But as he leads the reader through the hapless journey of his days I couldn't help warming to him and thinking that perhaps I'd only been a bad bedsit away from George's decline myself. It is ultimately a coming of age story, making that adjustment from sheltered university life to surviving in the big bad world. And unfortunately for George, but fortunately for us as it's a great read, this journey to self-discovery does not come easy. The book will have you laughing, and cringing with embarrassment for George. Ann Morgan perfectly captures his voice and rather dubious code of behaviour. A must read on these cold winter nights.
3 of 3 people found the following review helpful
Having come to the end of his education, George French is supremely qualified in doing nothing. His parents think he's working for a postgraduate diploma. His friends think he's writing a book. His well connected and influential godfather thinks he's about to take up a traineeship at his law firm.
In reality, George spends most of his time lounging on his parents' sofa, watching TV and dreaming of the day when he will be spotted as his generation's answer to Bob Dylan (or Stephen Fry, or Proust) and can escape playing the games which everyone else seems to have planned for him.
A book about getting your arse in gear, A Breathless Hush in the Close is for anyone who has ever wanted more, managed less or turned up to a tutorial in the middle of the night.
In reality, George spends most of his time lounging on his parents' sofa, watching TV and dreaming of the day when he will be spotted as his generation's answer to Bob Dylan (or Stephen Fry, or Proust) and can escape playing the games which everyone else seems to have planned for him.
A book about getting your arse in gear, A Breathless Hush in the Close is for anyone who has ever wanted more, managed less or turned up to a tutorial in the middle of the night.
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