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24%OFFChristopher Brookmyre - Big Boy Did it and Ran Away - 9780349116846 - V9780349116846
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Big Boy Did it and Ran Away

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Description for Big Boy Did it and Ran Away Paperback. Real Life sucks. He's thirty, his dreams of becoming a rock star are long gone, and he's just discovered that responsibility has no Escape key. Num Pages: 512 pages, Illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: FF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 127 x 33. Weight in Grams: 358.

The first book in the Angelique De Xavier series, from author Christopher Brookmyre.

Back when they were students, just like everybody else, Ray Ash and Simon Darcourt had dreams about what they'd do when they grew up. In both their cases, it was to be rock stars. Fifteen years later, their mid-thirties are bearing down fast, and just like everybody else, they're having to accept the less glamorous hands reality has dealt them. Nervous new father Ray takes refuge from his responsibilities by living a virtual existence in online games. People say he needs to grow up, ... Read more

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Product Details

Publisher
Abacus
Number of pages
512
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Condition
New
Weight
343g
Number of Pages
512
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780349116846
SKU
V9780349116846
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 5 to 9 working days
Ref
99-50

About Christopher Brookmyre
Chris Brookmyre was a journalist before becoming a full time novelist with the publication of QUITE UGLY ONE MORNING. Since the first publication of A BIG BOY DID IT AND RAN AWAY, he and his family decided to move away from Aberdeen and now live near Glasgow. Oh, yes.

Reviews for Big Boy Did it and Ran Away
This novel has plenty of verve and dash, with Brookmyre more in your face than a smack from an outraged lover whose bottom you've pinched
Irish Times
Brookmyre offers a brilliantly scathing portrayal of humanity... Sharply satirical and poignantly funny, this is a gripping and highly entertaining read
Time Out
Hilarious, exhilarating entertainment
Glasgow Herald ... Read more

Goodreads reviews for Big Boy Did it and Ran Away


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