A dizzying tale of social collapse, generational impasse and mid-life crisis; a Bonfire of the Vanities set in London. Brilliantly observed, lean, slick, clever and gripping.
PB, as a parent and a volunteer at his local school, takes on the modern child's startling alienation from nature. Some may remember the controversy a few years ago when OUP deleted from the... read more
The joke is always in the telling - and here are six authors whose comic writing is beyond compare. Psmith is pure joy, and we all need to throw the occasional flower-pot while getting on wi... read more