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Can I read New Head on the Block on EtoBox?
New Head on the Block by Nick Brooke is a work of fiction available to read on EtoBox.
What is New Head on the Block about?
In this black satire, Nick Brooke brings a touch of Tom Sharpe to his first novel as Chav lottery winner, AJ, arrives in a secluded close and upsets the fragile balance between his five new neighbours. From the initially friendly Christian family to the downright hostile Major, AJ faces a battle that he takes up with a will. Ambitious Kathi, artist Ralph, and rich boy Jack make up the other residents Ralph’s alliance with the Major in particular leads him into catastrophic and hilarious situations. The characters dance around preconceived prejudices often with bellyaching hilarity mixed with a tender poignancy as relationships ebb and flow. The dogs also have their day as AJ’s enormous and illegal Viera and the Major’s Yorkie, Betsy, come to grips with the action; eagerly, hopefully and always disastrously trying to do their best to please the leaders of their packs!
Who reads New Head on the Block?
It is typically read by readers looking for immersive, entertainment-first reading.
Common subject areas: fiction, literature, genre fiction.
- Author
- Nick Brooke
- Publisher
- [Côte d’Azur]
- Published
- 2007
- Language
- EN
- Category
- work of fiction