Working It Out
By (Author) Alex George
HarperCollins Publishers
HarperCollins
3rd March 2000
United Kingdom
General
Fiction
Classic fiction: general and literary
Contemporary lifestyle fiction
Satirical fiction and parodies
Comic (humorous) crime and mystery
Narrative theme: Love and relationships
Narrative theme: Social issues
823.914
Paperback
288
Width 129mm, Height 198mm, Spine 19mm
193g
Watch out Bridget Jones and Ally McBeal -- Johnathan Burlip wants you to know his side of the story! For Johnathan Burlip, solicitor and virtuoso shirt ironer, nothing is ever simple. Girlfriends, dysfunctional families, petulant bosses -- all cause him grief and confusion. Marooned in modern London, Johnathan finds himself rudely ejected from the comfortable life of corporate lawyer, leaving him spinning out of control towards an undistinguished legal career in Finsbury Park, where the clientele and professional challenges are somewhat different. While he participates in a love story for our times, Johnathan is tormented on his journey by a chorus of politically correct parents, well-manicured mobsters, a bionic hamster and a cat with only one (curtailed) life.
Alex George was born in 1970. After studying law at Oxford University, he qualified as a solicitor and has worked as a lawyer in Paris and London. He is the author of four novels. He lives in the midwest of the USA with his wife and their young son.