Dimensions
144 x 222 x 32mm
Some people live life in the fast lane. Others have stalled and are waiting for assistance on the side of the road, sustained only by the piece of chewing gum they've just found in the glove compartment - people like Spencer, Fran and Iris . . .
Spencer's ex-lover has died, leaving him a lizard, a tankful of super-fertile snails, and a list of tacky London tourist sights to be visited within a year. If he can get off the sofa.
Spencer's friend Fran shares a crumbling house and 30,000 pounds of negative equity with her stuffy brother, Peter, and his girlfriend, Sylvie, a woman with delicate wrists, a bloated cat, and a penchant for thanking rooms for their happy memories.
Fran's neighbour Iris has three men in her life. Her father, who specialises in tri-weekly hour-long phone conversations, and her gigantic teenage sons, who aren't sure how the washing-machine works. Or how you open a book.
Lissa Evans has written a wonderfully funny tale of life lived on the edge - of reason, of failure, and of (just possibly) a brighter future.
