by Alexei Sayle (Author)
Northern girl Harriet lives and works on a London estate which is a battleground between the white working class plus the immigrants versus the newly arrived middle class focaccia-eaters. Unhappy and overweight, she hires a personal trainer who lures her into joining the martial arts class he runs. There she learns the regime of the completely phoney martial arts 'master' and embarks on a spiritual and literal journey which leads her to a hotel opposite the railway station at Crewe, the 'Weeping Women Hotel'. This is Alexei Sayle's best work to date -- good plot, great characters plus his trademark anarchic black humour.
Format: Hardcover
Pages: 257
Edition: First Edition
Publisher: Sceptre
Published: 27 Feb 2006
ISBN 10: 0340831219
ISBN 13: 9780340831212