Readers' reviews
Most enjoyable comedy-drama about - hallelujah! - a driver who declares war on tailgaters. We should all do it! I loved the central character Jack Napper, the cynical journalist who devised the anti-tailgating machine, and his spiky relationship with his wife.
– Peter Godfrey,
Argyll & Bute
It’s the dream of countless millions of us – to win the lottery jackpot, or at least enough to live comfortably without financial worries. But what would really happen to you after the win? Would your life really change for the better?
The story of Harry and Jules and their big win might make you think again.
Harry decided to sell his small printing business; Jules decided to quit work. They planned a luxury holiday. But first they had to tell their families – and help them out a little. That’s when things started to go wrong...
Harry needs a brainwave to solve the problem that is his family, and in particular his older brother Arnie. At the same time his beloved Leicester City Football Club, and the consortium led by St Gary Lineker, need a financial saviour.
Would he? Could he? The trouble with neat solutions is – life is never that simple. How could he know what fate has in store...
The Trouble
With Money
The diary of a
Lottery winner
ISBN:
978-0-9556980-1-9
Price:
UK £6.95
GUIDANCE
Sex - A little bit. But not enough to reach for the smelling salts.
Swearing - Some. But not enough to offend most aged aunts
Violence - Not much.
Religion - None at all.
Jack Napper is a cynical journalist with a loathing of bad manners and bad driving, and in particular of tailgating drivers. His study of the species has shown that the culprits are often a particular breed of young woman.
Emily Kraft is a sexy, sassy, junior marketing manager who loves to drive fast cars and has no compunction in forcing dawdling coffin-dodgers to move over. Until her dramatic conversion on the road to Hemel Hempstead.
The non-driving busker known simply as Dodge has a potent social conscience and a knack with electronics. The lightshow he devises to thank his patrons is just the inspiration two conscientious drivers need to get their message across
Thus is born The Tailgate Three. And then their weird and wonderful device the AntiGater. Little do they know what they are about to unleash...
Traffic chaos, the full wrath of the law, the might of the media, a cause celebre, and a dash of daring blackmail. Mix in a late-midlife crisis, a wife with a magnificent collection of swear words, and the adventures of Jack's other unholy trinity, The Three Muskrats, and away you go.
Fasten your seatbelt for a fast, furious, and funny ride....
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Wow! I was a bit taken aback by the sex-at-sixty scenes (do my mum and dad really do that!?). However, it's done with humour and what my old English teacher called 'panache'. The real nub of the book is Jack, a wily old fox rather like my old dad. Loved his adventures with 'The Three Muskrats' and the scenes with Marc after the pub party. The taxi drivers and lap dancing story lines were hysterical; the birth scene straight afterwards very moving.
– S.M,, Sheffield
Funniest book I've read for some time. Parts of it are laugh-out loud funny, which can be a bit embarrassing when you're sitting on a bus. Tthe characters and the relationships were top-class.I also liked the way the different age groups interacted. I'm only in my 30s but I'm almost looking forward to old-fartdom if I have this much fun!
– Derek Roberts, North London