Jaded

Jaded

by Lucy Hawking (Author)

Synopsis

William Gadget's last bonus was worth more than his parents' house. His pyjamas are made of pashmina and many Hungarian ducks gave their feathers to fill his plump pillows. He can pontificate the length on the state of the Nikkei when he doesn't know the price of a loaf of bread. By all rights, he should be a happy man. But he's not. He is deeply in trouble. He's forced to flee his flat in the dark of the night after someone threatens to kill him if he doesn't hand over the goods. Which he doesn't have. It's left to William's eccentric band of friends - Jemal, producer of television's most popular gardening show; accident-prone heiress Min; Dallas, star of Mother Goose! ; and self-employed mercenary Mac - to piece together what happened to William Gadget and why. And to get him back...

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More Information

Format: Paperback
Pages: 248
Edition: New edition
Publisher: Headline Review
Published: 26 Apr 2004

ISBN 10: 0755306961
ISBN 13: 9780755306961

Media Reviews
This is a very bubbly piece of fun from the daughter of Professor Stephen Hawking...At its best when it scuds into social satire, this is a light-hearted, madcap caper of a novel - Daily Mail
Author Bio
Lucy Hawking has written for the Daily Mail , the Telegraph , The Times and the Evening Standard and has been a guest presenter and regular contributor on Nicky Campbell's Radio 5 Live show. She lives in Cambridge.