Synopsis
On the morning after he has celebrated his 60th birthday party at a celebrity-filled party, Ned Marriott is in bed with his partner, Emma, when there's a knock on the door. Detectives from the London police force's 'Operation Millpond' have come to arrest him over an allegation of sexual assault.
Ned is one of the...
Details
29 June 2017336 pages
9781509820900Imprint: Picador
Reviews
Brilliantly observed and extremely funny . . . Lawson's glitteringly angry and sometimes sad novel reminds us that the biggest casualty, in a victim culture, is often the complexity of the truthSunday Times
Meaty and painfully contemporary . . . Lawson pushes back against the tyranny of the aggrieved.Guardian
Fiction does not get more contemporary than this . . . terrific writing and crackling linesDaily Mail
Well written, thought-provoking . . . funnyLiterary Review
