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An outstanding début novel – an original and engaging black comedy about an angst-ridden twenty-something Londoner whose main achievement in life seems to be that he can prove that he’s a loser.

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Stretch, 29 by Damian Lanigan

An outstanding début novel – an original and engaging black comedy about an angst-ridden twenty-something Londoner whose main achievement in life seems to be that he can prove that he’s a loser. ‘If I had a business card there’s only one thing it could say on it: Frank Stretch – less successful than my friends’ Now, you may think you’re less successful than your friends, and you may well be right. The difference between you and Frank, however, is that he has a system that proves it. Everyone he knows or meets is given a ‘life score’ – marks out of ten for the ten ‘important’ areas of life: money, love, sex, work, car etc. His best friend Tom scores an impressive 73, his flatmate Henry 59. Even his oily and more-than-likely criminal boss Bart scores a hefty 68. But Frank – with his going-nowhere job managing one of Bart’s yuppie bars, his rusting 1977 Cavalier and the fact that he hasn’t pulled for months – weighs in with a paltry 29. Frank finally decides that things must change. But with Frank’s luck, there’s every chance that things will get a lot worse before they get better…

‘Brilliantly funnyA dazzling performance. This is a book of great poise, teeming with invention, wicked humour and unforced insights.’ OBSERVER

‘Heartbreakingly funny. Debuts don’t get much better than this.’ DAILY MIRROR

‘Lit by some truly fine writing and observation. Lanigan’s account of a family sliding into misery has moments of Dickensian greatness.’ INDEPENDENT

‘Lanigan’s writing is dense with witty metaphors. The book also sends up London life a treat. But the book’s warmth and honesty ensure that it is more than simply satire… one not only laughs but sympathises.’ DAILY TELEGRAPH

Damian Lanigan was born in Coventry, brought up in Manchester and educated at Oxford. He worked in London for several years, but currently lives in New York, where he is working on a new novel, The Chancers.

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ISBN 13 9780006514282
ISBN 10 0006514286
Title Stretch, 29
Author Damian Lanigan
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Binding type Paperback
Publisher HarperCollins Publishers
Year published 2000-06-19
Number of pages 320
Cover note Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.
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