The story deals with the experience of immigrant workers from some indefinable Eastern European country arriving in Britain to seek work and a new life. Her characters seem to be a parody for well-known icons such as GK Ashe/Gordon Ramsy, Howie Preece/ Damien Hirst and although this is amusing it’s way to obvious. She subversively attacks Art, Literature, Theatre, and Cuisine. Tremain takes every opportunity to mock and criticize London Brit milieu with her backhanded slaps and weak comparisons. But I found and this is a big but there were certain things that started to grate on my literary conscious. This book is a compelling read and I did enjoy it! On the surface there is a lot to be admired, the polemic rifts unfold with ease creating an interesting visual dialogue, which kept me thumbing through the pages. I decided to read on after all, this novel was short listed for the Orange Broadband Prize. Rose Tremain… mmmm is this pseudonym for hedonistic romance I asked myself.
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