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DescriptionNicky has always known Russell was rich, but he has no idea how astronomically rich Russell is until his friend drops dead, on his 50th birthday, in his San Francisco mansion, with Nicky as the only witness. For forty years the two men have kept up their friendship, with Russell's birthday offering him an annual opportunity to remind Nicky of how much more successful Russell is, and how much further he has come since their English suburban childhood. And now Nicky has come up with an uncharacteristically daring plan. If Nicky were to become Russell and leave his old life lying dead on the bathroom floor, then he, his wife Sarah and their daughter Scarlett could start again. Only with better clothes, better hair, better stuff and a better future: everything that money can buy. Especially happiness. Promotion infoFrom the Costa-shortlisted author of Life! Death! Prizes!: an exhilarating modern fairy tale of risk, reward and happy-ever-afters ReviewsLife! Death! Prizes! is a raw, funny and heartfelt book, full of surprising tenderness and hope - a fine achievement A. L. Kennedy on Life! Death! Prizes! One is reminded of Dave Eggers' A Heartbreaking Work of Staggering Genius ... it's a warm novel, written with a wry wit, and the end is as uplifting as a good bra Kate Saunders, The Times A painfully raw examination of the effects of loss and grief, and the confusion and difficulty of trying to be a male role model when you've never had a proper one yourself John Harding, Daily Mail Author descriptionStephen May's first novel Tag was published by a small Welsh press and won the Reader's Choice Award at the 2009 Welsh Book of the Year. His second, Life! Death! Prizes!, was published by Bloomsbury in 2012 and was shortlisted for the 2012 Costa Novel Award and the Guardian's 'Not the Booker Prize'. Originally from Bedford, he now lives and works in west Yorkshire. www.sdmay.com @RealStephenMay |