Publication

2014 - Skyscraper, Newbold on Stour, England

Language

English

Word Count

80,500 words, Guess

Page Count

322 pages

Identifiers

  • Internet Archivegoodfornothing0000grah
  • ISBN-100955181046
  • ISBN-100955181070
  • ISBN-139780955181047
  • ISBN-139780955181078
and 4 more

Classifications

  • DDC813.6

Description

"In Flip Mellis's recent past he had, by his own assessment, his feet planted squarely on terra firma. As a husband and father he was a consistent breadwinner. As a business professional, he was a go-getter. For twenty years he did all that was expected of him, if not much more. But a job loss in his middle years, in the midst of a national economic crisis, knocked Flip squarely on his big, soft ass where he has been wallowing for nearly a year. Over the course of one hectic week, replete with a cast of colourful characters, Flip is forced by circumstances of his own invention to finally get his life headed in the right direction. Like a pudgy, irritable toddler he carefully tests his balance and lurches forward, stumbling around absurd obstacles and grasping for any solid purchase. Good For Nothing is told with dark and sometimes macbre tone that is lifted by its fast pace and quick verbal wit. Ultimately a spark of human resilience locked deep within the core of this deeply flawed protagonist begins to spread. The question becomes: will Flip's best efforts be enough to lead him safely to redemption or will they merely lead to a futile, purely graceless and quixotic crash."--Publisher's description.

Subjects

Other Editions

  • Good for nothingSkyscraper2014-01-01

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