The Fall and Rise of Gordon Coppinger

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The much-anticipated latest novel from David Nobbs is the spiritual follow-up to The Fall and Rise of Reginald Perrin and is as witty as it is prescient.
When revelations about the scandalous relationships and less than honest business practices of Sir Gordon Coppinger infamous financier and devotee of excess are made public, the glamorous faade of his London life begins to crumble and those around him fear the worst.

But, much to Sir Gordons surprise, all he can feel is relief.

In this brilliant and funny examination of modern British values, where success is governed by the principles of wealth and celebrity and driven by the insatiable desire to attain more and more, we meet the perfect anti-hero: Gordon Coppinger, a man going quietly sane.

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Praise for THE FALL AND RISE OF GORDON COPPINGER:

Brilliant writing from a comic master, I loved it Rob Brydon

Pitch-perfect comedy, terrific social satire, excellent writing and a regular supply of cracking jokes this is David Nobbs on superb form DAILY MAIL

Praise for David Nobbs:

We should be thankful for the continuing brilliance of David Nobbs MAIL ON SUNDAY

A delicious entertainment, as comic and sharp as they come GUARDIAN

Probably our finest post-war comic novelist Jonathan Coe

Author Bio

David Nobbs was born in Orpington and educated at Marlborough, Cambridge and in the Royal Corps of Signals, where he reached the lofty rank of Signalman. His first job was as a reporter on the Sheffield Star, and his first break as a comedy writer came on the iconic satire show That Was The Week, That Was, hosted by David Frost. Later he wrote for The Frost Report and The Two Ronnies and provided material for many top comedians including Les Dawson, Ken Dodd, Tommy Cooper, Frankie Howerd and Dick Emery. But David is probably best known for his two TV hit series A Bit of a Do and for The Fall and Rise of Reginald Perrin, with Leonard Rossiter, now revived in a contemporary version written by David with Simon Nye and starring Martin Clunes. David Nobbs died in 2015 at the age of eighty.