Propellerhead

(Paperback)

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Anthony Woodward wasn't interested in flying, he was interested in his image. So, in his world of socializing and conquest shagging, a microlight plane sounded like the ideal sex aid. So why - once he discovers that he has no ability as a pilot, it costs a fortune and its maddening unreliability loses him the one girl he really wants - does he get more and more hooked As he monitors the changes to the others in the syndicate; as he learns that there is a literal down-side to cheating in flying exams, shunning responsibility and pretending to know stuff you don't, the question keeps on surfacing. Why What is it about this absurd pastime that begins to devour every idle thought, converts any open space into a landing strip, requires days of planning to make journeys that could be taken in a couple of hours by car; that, finally, becomes even more important than girls As the misadventures mount - accidents, tussles with Tornadoes, arrest by the RAF - he keeps thinking he's worked it out. But it isn't until "The Crash", in which he nearly kills himself that the penny finally drops.

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'A genuine originalsmartly written, eccentric, funny, engaging, with just the right combination of anorak and anarchy...The flying sequences are fabulous, the historic ghosts of Bomber command are strangely moving, and the whole book stays wonderfully airborne throughout. It reminds me of the early lunatic Redmond O'Hanlon, and a bit of Roger Deakin's weird, soul-searching, swim- across-England book Waterlog. Antony deserves to have a great success.' Richard Holmes

Author Bio

Antony Woodward has won numerous awards as a copywriter in advertising. He has written columns for Tatler and the Independent on Sunday, as well as articles for numerous newspapers and magazines including Sunday Times, Sunday Telegraph, Literary Review and Country Life. He has made documentaries for BBC 2 and for The South Bank Show.