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A failing golf pro, the repugnantly charismatic Stuart Ransom, takes the lead role in Nicola Barker’s hilarious, free-swinging comedy.Storm clouds are gathering above the bar in a less-than-exclusive Luton hotel. Those caught up in the unfolding drama include a man who has survived cancer seven times, a female priest with an unruly fringe, the troubled family of a notorious local fascist, a free-thinking Muslim sex therapist - and his considerably more pious wife. But at the heart of every intrigue and the bottom of every mystery is a golf star in freefall. You wouldn’t wish the yips on anyone. Except, perhaps, Stuart Ransom."Barker is unique and it is for the pleasures of her style that one reads her. What she shows with more relish than any novelist alive is how often conversation is competitive – language as serious sport. And she is a demon miniaturist with a genius for detail. She does not miss a midge, a sequin, a peanut tossed into air..." - Kate Kellaway, The GuardianNicola Barker was named as one of the 20 Best Young British Novelists by Granta in 2005. She has written numerous novels and collections of short stories. Her first novel Reversed Forecast (1990) was followe

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Author

Barker, Nicola

Publisher

Open Road Integrated Media, Inc.

Published

2012

Language

EN

ISBN

9781453289990

Category

work of fiction

Subjects

Fiction, Literary Fiction, Contemporary Fiction

Rating

3.3 / 5 (64 ratings)

Updated

2026-03-14