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: Paperback
Pages: 272
Edition: New Ed
Publisher: Sceptre
Published: 17 May 2007
ISBN 10: 0340831227
ISBN 13: 9780340831229
Book Overview: The latest novel from highly acclaimed writer Alexei Sayle - bleak, hilarious and completely unique