by Greg Williams (Author)
Tom is married with two kids. After losing two jobs in as many years, Tom is now a house-husband . Tom is having mid-life crisis at 37. Sean, his twin, owns his own business, wears handmade suits, belongs to the right clubs and has reservations at the right restaurants. Sean is the embodiment of the successful man. Sean craves stability and domestic bliss. Sean fantasises about packed lunches and playgrounds. Sean is having a mid-life crisis at 37. Tom dreams of a day when his shirt is not dripping with his children's snot or food. The brothers decide to use the trick of their birth to live each other's fantasies; to live another man's life for two weeks. The only rule: keep Tom's wife, Sara, out of it and do the swap when she is away. But, of course, things are never quite so simple. Sara returns early, Tom discovers all is not so well with Sean's hugely successful business and Sean is developing a serious crush on another mum at the school gates. The lie begins to founder and the truth of what these brothers really want begins to emerge. Tony Parsons and John O' Farrell are under threat. Welcome Greg Williams...
Format: Paperback
Pages: 320
Edition: Export e.
Publisher: Orion
Published: 07 Mar 2007
ISBN 10: 0752884883
ISBN 13: 9780752884882
Book Overview: Greg has cracked the holy grail of writing this sort of fiction: men respect his characters, women recognise and like them. His voice is witty but realistic, entertaining but accurate... The world is ready for a new male voices in this area. Witness the success of authors such as Mill Millington and David Nichols... Greg is a very promotable proposition. He has both worked in the heights of media (Maxim, Esquire) but is also the father of two young daughters. He knows of what he speaks! Funny, fast and honest - it's Nick Hornby with knobs on. Dylan Jones, GQ