Corkscrew by Peter Stafford-Bow
Finalist in the People's Book Prize 2018
Felix Hart, a tragic orphan, is expelled from school, cast onto the British high street, and forced to make his way in the cut-throat world of wine retailing. Thanks to a positive mental attitude, he is soon forging a promising career, his sensual adventures taking him to the vineyards of Italy, South Africa, Bulgaria and Kent. His path to the summit is littered with obstacles, however. Petty office politics, psychotic managers and the British Board of Wine & Liquor prove challenging enough. But when Felix negotiates the world's biggest Asti Spumante deal, he bites off more than he can chew and is plunged into a terrifying world of Mafiosi, people smuggling and ruthless multinationals.
Part thriller, part self-help manual and part drinking companion, Corkscrew is a coruscating critique of neo-liberal capitalism, religious intolerance and the perils of blind tasting. An astonishing debut. Bed-wettingly funny.- The Little Chalfont Gazette Not suitable for young adults. Or most old ones, frankly.
- Buckinghamshire Bookworm Monthly A wholly inappropriate gift for any wine lover.
- American Goblet Magazine
In the mid-1970s, Peter Stafford-Bow was born into a drinking household in the north of England. He dropped out of university to seek a career in booze as a precocious, self-taught imbiber. He became a supermarket buyer after managing numerous low-end London wine merchants, a position that sparked his lifelong passion for food, other people's hospitality, and general frolicking. Stafford-Bow came to the UK to pursue a literary career after living in East Asia and South Africa. Corkscrew, Brut Force, and Firing Blancs are his three best-selling novels. With his beer executive girlfriend, an huge wine collection, and his pet ferrets, Brett and Corky, he lives in London.
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| ISBN 13 | 9781911079354 |
| ISBN 10 | 1911079352 |
| Title | Corkscrew |
| Author | Peter Stafford-Bow |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | IAS Publishing |
| Year published | 2016-08-31 |
| Number of pages | 406 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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