The Third Party by Harry Ritchie

The Third Party by Harry Ritchie

When redundancy comes for Ewan it's not too bad. It's the company he built up himself that he's leaving, and, having left his wife at almost the same time, he finds himself with a lot of money and a lot of time. He buys a flat in Dalston and settles down to watch a lot of television. His next door neighbour helps him to smoke a lot of dope, and his best friend Russell helps him to meet a lot of women. For Richard it's a different story, and something that he can't see coming as he trundle into work each day at his dreary construction-business trade magazine. He dotes on his baby son and his (less than adoring) wife. What can link these two strangely compulsive -- and compelling -- characters as they take their individual journeys through modern manhood -- and modern London? When the connection becomes apparent, it hits you right between the eyes.>

'Ritchie's portrait of metrosexual shenanigans is affectionate and well-observed..this novel offers humorous insights into the state of modern manhood' -- Independent 20060905 'Dark and strangely compelling; blackly humorous' -- Daily Mail 20060714 'Deeply moving' -- Mirror 20060714 'Irrepressible energy ... sheer pleasure to read' -- Independent on FRIDAY NIGHT CLUB 20060714 'A deft and highly entertaining skit on 21st century manhood' -- Daily Mail on FRIDAY NIGHT CLUB 20060714 'A most assured debut for a new and intelligent Scottish voice' -- Daily Express on FRIDAY NIGHT CLUB 20060714 'Written with colour, pace and sharp intelligence ... the book is not illustrated but with such vivid writing pictures are hardly necessary.' -- Sunday Telegraph on THE LAST PINK BITS 20060714 'Consistently engaging, good-tempered and funny' -- Spectator on THE LAST PINK BITS 20060714 'Brilliantly observed and mordantly funny' -- Telegraph on THE LAST PINK BITS 20060714

Harry Ritchie was born in Fife in 1958. He was Literary Editor of The Sunday Times from 1993 to 1995. He is the author of THE LAST PINK BITS and FRIDAY NIGHT CLUB and currently lives in London.

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ISBN 13	9780340827147
ISBN 10	0340827149
Title	The Third Party
Author	Harry Ritchie
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Binding Type	Paperback
Publisher	Hodder & Stoughton
Year published	2007-05-03
Number of pages	320
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