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Top of the House
Andrew Towers
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Description for Top of the House
Paperback. A 24-carat debut involving a golden monkey, a toy troll, a transvestite, his lover, and a lot of BINGO by the sea in the North East town of Deerpool. Top of the House is a hilarious caper, a surprising love story, a thumping good heist, and a defiantly life-affirming read. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 129 x 198 x 20. Weight in Grams: 234.
Maurice is down on his luck in Deerpool. He's lost his teaching job, the electricity in his flat has been cut off and the local hoodlums mock his transvestism and upload their exploits onto YouTube. To make things worse, he and his best friend and sometime lover 'Divvy' Karen have managed to pique the ire of Karen's psychopathic and vengeful ex-boyfriend, Chunky. Desperate times call for desperate measures. When he finds out that the Pentagon Bingo Hall, mecca of the north-west, is giving away a golden monkey worth half a million pounds ... Read more
Maurice is down on his luck in Deerpool. He's lost his teaching job, the electricity in his flat has been cut off and the local hoodlums mock his transvestism and upload their exploits onto YouTube. To make things worse, he and his best friend and sometime lover 'Divvy' Karen have managed to pique the ire of Karen's psychopathic and vengeful ex-boyfriend, Chunky. Desperate times call for desperate measures. When he finds out that the Pentagon Bingo Hall, mecca of the north-west, is giving away a golden monkey worth half a million pounds ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Little, Brown Book Group
Condition
New
Number of Pages
288
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781472119186
SKU
V9781472119186
Shipping Time
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Ref
99-99
About Andrew Towers
Andrew Towers grew up and lives in Hartlepool. He studied English Literature at University College London before graduating with an MA in Creative Writing from the University of East Anglia in 2007. His short story, `Jellyfish', won the Guardian Short Story Award in 2010. He has worked as a cleaner in a Unitarian holiday hostel, a call centre helpline assistant ... Read more
Reviews for Top of the House
Andrew Towers' first novel is a comical caper ... [a] confident debut
Diva
This is a really endearing story about seedy, quirky characters as they go for gold.
Out in Perth
The pace is entertaining, the characters truly lovable ... A great, light hearted read
Blue Wolf Reviews
Diva
This is a really endearing story about seedy, quirky characters as they go for gold.
Out in Perth
The pace is entertaining, the characters truly lovable ... A great, light hearted read
Blue Wolf Reviews