- Paperback: 368 pages
- Publisher: Vintage (1 Nov 2007)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 009945534X
- ISBN-13: 978-0099455349
- Product Dimensions: 13 x 2.2 x 19.8 cm
- Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 462,053 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful
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I can highly recommend this. I read it whilst I was travelling on the buses - the writing flows so smoothly and I was so drawn in, I kept missing my stops!
3 of 3 people found the following review helpful
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Very good book. Funny, thought provoking, dark. The best thing is the motley crew of characters. A good mix. Well worth reading.
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Aiden might not be the most obvious candidate to become an MP - a middle-aged factory worker with no previous involvement in politics. But his unusual means of protesting against the closure of an electronics factory draws worldwide attention and exposes him to the sometimes ruthless glare of the media.
As the community reacts to Aiden's confinement, the coffin encapsulates the tenderness, and sometimes the brutality, of a closely-knit South Wales community.
As the community reacts to Aiden's confinement, the coffin encapsulates the tenderness, and sometimes the brutality, of a closely-knit South Wales community.
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A great read
As Aidan prepares to go underground to make his protest I was fearful. What would he do down there and how would the writer sustain the story in such a limited space? Read more
Published on 19 Mar 2007 by murraymoss
Wonderful!!
What a fabulous read! The subject matter may appear a bit claustrophobic for people at first sight but the book is less about the practicalities of a man being buried in a coffin... Read more
Published on 15 Mar 2007 by H
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Another excellent novel by the author of The Red Jag and other stories and All This Is Mine. Although the basis of the story is a clever (and often funny) idea, this book is much... Read more
Published on 7 Mar 2007 by P. S. Ball
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