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Editorial Reviews
From Publishers Weekly
A listless part-time teacher and writer of pornographic novels helps his elderly father quench a decades-old thirst for revenge in Duncan's sixth novel (after Death of an Ordinary Man). Anglo-Indian narrator Owen Monroe, long accustomed to his quasi-bohemian lifestyle in contemporary London, has been hearing from his father, Ross, for years about the devious Skinner, the English con man who, decades before, ruined Ross's Olympic boxing dreams. Though Skinner disappeared, Ross has never given up hope of finding him, but it is Owen's chance discovery in a library (a novel by a pseudonymous author Owen and Ross believe to be Skinner) that finally gives them a lead. Posing as a literary scholar, Owen tries to arrange an interview with the author, but ends up instead in bed (repeatedly) with the author's daughter, Janet. As Owen continues his investigation, Duncan cuts back to pre- and post-partition India, where Ross, a railroad worker, first encounters Skinner and eventually becomes unwisely involved in a scheme to boost freight from a train Ross and his longtime friend Eugene work on. The plan's consequences are far-reaching for all involved and propel the novel toward a surprisingly anticlimactic conclusion. Though the narrative sometimes feels coyly deceptive, Duncan's polished, merciless and frequently hilarious prose supplies a trove of pleasures all its own. (Aug.)
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Publishers Weekly
"Duncan’s polished, merciless, and frequently hilarious prose supplies a trove of pleasures all its own."
See all Editorial Reviews
A listless part-time teacher and writer of pornographic novels helps his elderly father quench a decades-old thirst for revenge in Duncan's sixth novel (after Death of an Ordinary Man). Anglo-Indian narrator Owen Monroe, long accustomed to his quasi-bohemian lifestyle in contemporary London, has been hearing from his father, Ross, for years about the devious Skinner, the English con man who, decades before, ruined Ross's Olympic boxing dreams. Though Skinner disappeared, Ross has never given up hope of finding him, but it is Owen's chance discovery in a library (a novel by a pseudonymous author Owen and Ross believe to be Skinner) that finally gives them a lead. Posing as a literary scholar, Owen tries to arrange an interview with the author, but ends up instead in bed (repeatedly) with the author's daughter, Janet. As Owen continues his investigation, Duncan cuts back to pre- and post-partition India, where Ross, a railroad worker, first encounters Skinner and eventually becomes unwisely involved in a scheme to boost freight from a train Ross and his longtime friend Eugene work on. The plan's consequences are far-reaching for all involved and propel the novel toward a surprisingly anticlimactic conclusion. Though the narrative sometimes feels coyly deceptive, Duncan's polished, merciless and frequently hilarious prose supplies a trove of pleasures all its own. (Aug.)
Copyright © Reed Business Information, a division of Reed Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.
Publishers Weekly
"Duncan’s polished, merciless, and frequently hilarious prose supplies a trove of pleasures all its own."
See all Editorial Reviews
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Janet Marsh, Uncle Cyril, The Cheechee Papers, Jesus Christ, Raj Rogue, Nelson Edwards, Sheer Pleasure, Millicent Nash, Brewer Street, Sister Anne, Neon Hallelujah, Wally Da-Da, Bazaar Road, Gobind Singh, New York, Raymond Varney, Saleem Khan, Eleanor Silvers, Louisa Wexford, Miss Livsey, Rathbone Place, Tara Kilcoyne, Chick Perkins, Chutney Mary, Dolmen Publishing New!
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bleddy hell, bloodstone ring, sweet pussy Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Janet Marsh, Uncle Cyril, The Cheechee Papers, Jesus Christ, Raj Rogue, Nelson Edwards, Sheer Pleasure, Millicent Nash, Brewer Street, Sister Anne, Neon Hallelujah, Wally Da-Da, Bazaar Road, Gobind Singh, New York, Raymond Varney, Saleem Khan, Eleanor Silvers, Louisa Wexford, Miss Livsey, Rathbone Place, Tara Kilcoyne, Chick Perkins, Chutney Mary, Dolmen Publishing New!
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