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The hilarious satirical bestseller from the master of British farce.
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Frensic and Futtle is a small and successful literary agency. But following a successful court case by a woman who claimed to have been libeled by one of their authors, the agency rapidly loses business.
One day, a manuscript for a book called Pause O Men for the Virgin arrives at the agency, together with a note from the author's solicitor, saying that the author wishes to remain anonymous and that the agency has carte blanche on how it deals with the book. The book turns out to deal with the love affair between an 80-year old woman and a 17-year old youth.
The populist American publisher Hutchmeyer agrees to sign a deal to publish the book in the United States for $2 million, providing the author carries out a promotional tour of the country. Sonia and Frensic decide to use aspiring but unpublished author Peter Piper to stand in for the anonymous author. But when Piper receives a proof copy of Pause from the publisher by mistake, it takes a certain amount of persuasion and arm-twisting from Sonia Futtle to convince Piper to travel to America.
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Format:Paperback
The great pursuit revolves around a publicity trip which goes horribly wrong. All the ingredients of a good farce are in here - rioting, false identities, grotesque characters, mad passions, trips to police stations and a bit of suspected arson and attempted murder thrown in too. The plot is promising, but somehow it's just not that funny. I enjoyed Wilt, Vintage stuff and Porterhouse Blue, and have read a few of his other books, and I thought that this didn't quite measure up. But it's still worth a read on a rainy afternoon.
Format:Paperback
Not one of Mr Sharp's best but amusing enough and worth a read if you're short of material. Get the feeling he changed he ending at some point because he felt a little disjointed.
Format:Paperback
Tom Sharpe is THE funniest writer ever, his dry confusion and willingness to state the obvious has me in stitches.
Brilliant read.
Brilliant read.
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not quite as good
Having read nearly all Tom Sharpe's books this is the only one that misses the mark for me. Hard work in places and not nearly as funny as others wouldn't advise new Tom Sharpe... Read more
Published 21 months ago by dubie
Good read
This book is an excellent read, and will pass the time quickly with the fast moving plot. I would say that it is not as good as his Wilt books, or indeed some of his other... Read more
Published on 13 May 2006 by BC
Black humour at its best
If you've enjoyed Tom Sharpes other books then this one's a must too. If you've never read a Tom Sharpe book then this is a good one to start with as it's not as extreme in places... Read more
Published on 26 Jan 2004 by "amadom1"
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