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The new novel from Bollinger-shortlisted Joseph Connolly.

Joseph Connolly's comic outrage skewers over-inflated celebrity culture and dethrones child stardom in this violently funny satire.

Susan wants another husband - which comes as a shock to the current one. A tale of a singular threesome.

Presents various aspects of eating away from home, offering a wealth of guidelines, suggestions, top tips, cautions, advice and insider knowledge to help everyone get the most out of their dining experience.

SHORTLISTED FOR THE BOLLINGER EVERYMAN WODEHOUSE PRIZE: AS IF THE ROYLE FAMILY WERE WRITTEN BY MARTIN AMIS

Der Schriftsteller Paul Fotheringay kann es nicht fassen: Nicht genug, dass ihn seine Angebetete Marcella verschmäht. Sein tödlich ernstes Romandebüt wird von der Presse als das lustigste Buch des Jahres gefeiert. Um zumindest seinen literarischen Ruf wiederherzustellen, recherchiert er für eine Biografie über die viktorianische Schriftstellerin Mary Bobbin und schleicht sich auf Compton Bobbin, dem Anwesen ihrer jagdbesessenen Nachfahrin, ein. Lady Bobbin organisiert dort eine Weihnachtsfeier mit wild zusammengewürfelten Gästen: Es treffen u. a. ihre rebellische Tochter Philadelphia, deren Schar an Verehrern und eine Horde ungezogener Kinder aufeinander. Und dann ist da noch Pauls Bekannte, die schöne Ex-Kurtisane Amabelle Fortescue, die ihre Feiertage zufällig in einem nahegelegenen Cottage verbringt ... Je deutlicher wird, wie wenig die Gäste der Weihnachtsgesellschaft zusammenpassen, desto vergnüglicher die Lektüre: Nancy Mitfords zweiter Roman, erstmals 1932 veröffentlicht, ist ein köstlich amüsanter Ausflug in die Welt der Reichen und (nicht immer) Schönen. Mitfords bissiger Humor und Sinn für Situationskomik lässt kein Auge trocken.

Roman familial. Roman de société.

Set against the backdrop of World War II, the story follows Los Angeles Deputy District Attorney Earl Grady as he navigates a tense atmosphere of espionage and suspicion. Tasked with alerting local law enforcement about potential threats from Japanese residents, Grady's world spirals into chaos when a committee member is murdered shortly before the Pearl Harbor attack. The discovery of the body, gruesomely impaled by a samurai sword, leads the FBI to suspect Japanese spies, raising questions about loyalty and prejudice during a time of war.

S.O.S. is a perfect companion to Connolly's other bestselling holidays from hell ... horribly funny.' The TImes 'His monologues read like Wodehouse rewritten by Joyce.' Independent

Lucas Cage can now lay claim to the only part of his father's enormous legacy that he ever craved - The Works, the disused old printing house hard by the Thames. Lucas invites special people to share it with him: 'the family', as he comes to call them. 'Connolly is a funny man . . . He creates a sense of intimacy and collusion with his reader that is rare in contemporary fiction.' Financial Times 'The Works shows off Joseph Connolly's verbal glee, his relentless enjoyment of voices at full tilt. And in the monstrously loveable building, he offers readers a special treat.' Independent 'Connolly manages to suggest an overarching allegory of almost Beckettian largeness and openness . . . Entertaining, but emotionally and intellectually involving too, Connolly's memorable novel is a story of the light that failed.' Daily Telegraph