The Pleasure of My Company by Steve Martin
Daniel Cambridge is a thirty-three year old compulsive-obsessive. He knows the exact wattage of the bulbs in his flat, and will panic if the wattage isn't kept constant. This makes it difficult if a woman wants the lights out in the bedroom. He can't cross the street unless two opposing driveways break the kerb. Such characteristics make it difficult for Daniel to find the right woman, but he's very keen on Elizabeth who's selling the flats across the street and Zandy who works in the local pharmacy (though he's yet to actually speak to her). There's also the murder of Bob from downstairs. Daniel has an alibi but is still a suspect, and his agreeing to a TV reconstruction of the murder inquiry could well backfire. It might also jeopardise Daniel's chances of winning the Most Average American competition which he's entered (twice). In Daniel Steve Martin has created a highly original, memorable character and THE PLEASURE OF MY COMPANY will extend his unique writing gifts to an even wider audience.
'It's like reading PG Wodehouse on acid or Monty Python on Valium: calmly surreal.. this is light-hearted, quick-witted slapstick; innocent and playful, original and funny.' -- Will Hammond, THE OBSERVER 'The book succeeds as a light comic novel and there are a number of set-pieces -... where Martinn uses Daniel's obsessive compulsiveness to great comic effect.' -- David Baddiel, THE TIMES Although he has written another fable about the transforming power of love, Martin keeps the sentimentality in check... the tragic subtext is balanced by slapstick that makes you laugh out loud.' -- Mark Sanderson, THE SUNDAY TELEGRAPH 'It is often laugh-out-loud funny: Daniel's OCD (which he never refers to by name) enables his observations to be sharply ingenuous, a viable vehicle for the author's wit... deftly sustained and thoroughly enjoyable.' -- Dominic Maxwell TIME OUT 'What Martin has done is to create a distinct, believable and very strange character, Daniel Pecan Cambridge, who bears no resemblance to anyone except Daniel Pecan Cambridge.' -- Brandon Robshaw, THE INDEPENDENT ON SUNDAY 'Many comedians try to write novels: Martin's consummate and kindly work proves he can.' SCOTLAND ON SUNDAY 'This highly entertaining book.' -- Alex Clark, RED MAGAZINE 'a highly original and moving story' SUNDAY MIRROR 'every bit as amusing and compulsive as its creator' SAINSBURY MAGAZINE 'genuinely comic scenes with cinematic overtones and a memorably mixed-up clown in a Woody Allen mould.' -- Tom Widger SUNDAY TRIBUNE ...
Steve Martin is a successful actor and writer.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780297829690 |
| ISBN 10 | 0297829696 |
| Title | The Pleasure of My Company |
| Author | Steve Martin |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Hardback |
| Publisher | Orion Publishing Co |
| Year published | 2003-09-11 |
| Number of pages | 256 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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