A short gentleman

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Author

Jon Canter

Publication

2008 - Charnwood, Leicester, England

Language

English

Word Count

118,500 words, Guess

Page Count

474 pages

Identifiers

Internet Archiveshortgentleman0000cant
ISBN-101847824196
ISBN-139781847824196
OCLC Control Number241049492
Open LibraryOL29037553M

Classifications

DDC823.92

Description

When Robert Purcell read his father's entry in "Who's Who", he saw his own life unfolding before him. Like his father, he'd get a first in Law, then enjoy a distinguished career as a barrister and a judge. For a long time, everything went to plan. Then his life fell apart. He committed a crime. He went to prison. This book is his account of who he is and why he is who he is. Despite everything, Robert remains heroically determined to carry on being the same magnificently pompous and self-righteous man he always was, utterly resistant to therapy, change and the emotional demands of the opposite sex.

Description

When Robert Purcell, aged eight, read his father's entry in Who's Who, he saw his own life unfolding before him. Like his father, he'd get a first in Law, then enjoy a distinguished career as a barrister and a judge. For a long time, everything went to plan. Then his life fell apart. He committed a crime. He went to prison. Now he's out, his wife has told him to write an account of who he is and why he is who he is. What drove him to his crime? To an English gentleman who loathes the confessional culture such emotional striptease is torture. Nevertheless, A Short Gentleman is that confession.