- Paperback: 288 pages
- Publisher: Ebury Press; illustrated edition edition (2 Jun 2005)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 0091899206
- ISBN-13: 978-0091899202
- Product Dimensions: 21 x 13.4 x 2.2 cm
- Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 1,208,498 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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What would you do if you were twenty-five, unemployed, still living with your parents and had absolutely nothing to move on to in life? Nick Copeman's answer was to change his name by deed poll to His Majesty King Nicholas I and found an empire from his royal seat - a caravan just outside Sheringham, Norfolk. Originally done as a bet - part of which was to arrive to sign on at Cromer Job Centre on a horse and wearing a crown - the scam soon escalated and took on a life of its own. He sells peerages over the internet, receives corporate sponsorship, becomes a local celebrity and dreams of a date with Zara Phillips. But as His Majesty starts to believe his own hype, his ever more outlandish claims start catching up with him and not all the locals are happy. How long can the high-life - a fridge full of Taste the Difference ready meals - last? Will it be a case of 'long live the King'? Or will the charvers who hang around the local Costcutter make sure it's 'off with his head'?
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A tale of boredom, lies and empire building
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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful
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Just when Adrian Mole has finally run out of steam and Bridget Jones has returned only to prove formulaic and lack lustre, King Nicholas gallops onto the scene, full of naive charm, with a unique and refreshing twist on the classic British anti hero.
Unlike his predecessors, King Nick isn't some fictional creation -- he is the real deal. This is memoir: Nick Copeman, the commoner-turned-royal, is out there right now -- probably sitting in his caravan palace in Sheringham, eating a ready meal, drinking pink gin, watching trash TV and dreaming up his next scam.
It is his disarming tone of voice that really elevates this book way above the obvious gimmickry of him being simply a 'king' living in a caravan. For all that he finds himself in the most ludicrous and funny situations, he always seems to be the last in on the joke, which makes it all the more engaging.
This book is very amusing yet strangely often quite moving at times: one of those rare books where you really feel you have been a part of someone else's world and your own world can't help but change as a result.
I really can't recommend this book highly enough. 5 stars -- and the rest.
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
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It took me a few hours to read this book, because i couldn't put it down. Funny, sad and scary at times. Made me think that sometimes truth is stranger than fiction. A highly recommended read that's in touch with the realities of the existance of daily living in this day and age. I can't wait for more books by this author.
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A remarkable mix of the very real and the wholly surreal. Think Hunter S Thomson's "Better than Sex" but with added Tango and Irn Bru.
And very very funny.
And very very funny.
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