All his life Tom Kendall had lived as quietly and normally as possible, but somehow he gave people the creeps. When Tom discovers Will's diary, he decides to adopt the same quest for happiness. Tom has problems of his own—a difficult temper, problems with his girlfriend, and an overwhelming sense of powerlessness. Perhaps Will's diary holds the key?
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'HAPPY NOW is written with a chilling perception. Settle down on the sofa with this one, but make sure you've locked the back door first' TIME OUT 'This is Iain Banks-ish territory, without the SF, but with the incest and the blood. Higson can build up a tense, nifty plot, and has the kind of ear for middle-England angst that more established writers should be jealous of.' Nicholas Lezard, GQ 'an off-beat, atmospheric novel with an underlying, quite subtle wit... Higson's a genius' MIRROR 'Higson manages to balance the extremely anti-social and mentally unstable characters with a very dark wit, so it's not only the macabre details which make this such compelling reading.' THE LIST 'Funny, fast-moving and very readable.' THE EXAMINER (IRELAND)
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Charles Higson is writer, producer and performer on the hit BBC comedy THE FAST SHOW. He has also worked as a writer for Harry Enfield and a producer for Reeves and Mortimer as well as being the singer in a band, The Higsons, in the early eighties.
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Charlie Higson is an acclaimed comedy writer, producer, actor, and genuine James Bond aficionado. He is the author of the adult thrillers, Full Whack and King of the Ants; the internationally best-selling Young Bond series: SilverFin, Blood Fever, Double or Die, Hurricane Gold, and By Royal Command; and the YA apocalyptic thriller: The Enemy, which he wrote to frighten his ten-year-old son. He lives in London. Follow him on Twitter at: twitter.com/monstroso
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Tom Kendall was woken by the sounds of a cat killing the family of blackbirds which had nested in the creeper outside his bedroom window. Read the first page Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Uncle Tom, Bob Arnell, Miss Fish, Newmarket Road, Dereham Road, Wymondham Lodge, Tom Kendall, Aled Jones, Black Boys, Poor Tom, Pub Man, Thomas Tallis, Uncle Willy New!
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Tom Kendall was woken by the sounds of a cat killing the family of blackbirds which had nested in the creeper outside his bedroom window. Read the first page Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Uncle Tom, Bob Arnell, Miss Fish, Newmarket Road, Dereham Road, Wymondham Lodge, Tom Kendall, Aled Jones, Black Boys, Poor Tom, Pub Man, Thomas Tallis, Uncle Willy New!
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- King of the Ants by Charles Higson on 4 pages
- Getting Rid of Mister Kitchen by Charles Higson in Front Matter, Back Matter (1), and Back Matter (2)
- Full Whack by Charles Higson in Front Matter, and Back Matter
- Bruce Lee Pb by Mike Baron on page 32
- Full Whack by Charles Higson in Front Matter (1), and Front Matter (2)
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