History
Fiction & Poetry, Modern & Contemporary Fiction | Hardback Published on: 19/08/2021
£16.99
Synopsis
A fiendishly funny tragicomedy about a man on the edge, from much-loved actor and comedian Miles Jupp.
Clive Hapgood is feeling stuck. The private school he teaches at is consuming his life, no thanks to wretched headteacher Julian Crouch. The gentle country life Clive envisaged has stifled him and left his marriage on the brink. What he needs is a holiday - something to remind him and Helen what life used to be like. But when things don't go to plan, and an incident at school begins to weigh heavy on his head, Clive's life starts to unravel in front of him. Has he got it in him to turn things around, whatever the cost? After all, it's his own time he's wasting...
For readers of Jonathan Coe, Mark Watson, Michael Frayn and David Nicholls.
- Publisher: Headline Publishing Group
- ISBN: 9781472239952
- Number of pages: 320
- Weight: 540g
- Dimensions: 236 x 160 x 34 mm
Customer Reviews
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Good but overlong and needed editing
A good book (though slightly overlong and could have done with some editing I felt to make it shorter and tighter story wise).
It is hard at time as the m... READ MORE
Hard to define….?
I read this book in two long sittings as I was keen to see where the plot was leading .It is the late 1990sand Clive Hapgood our key protagonist is trappe... READ MORE
Bleak but astute
This was a harder going read than expected about a history teacher at a private school who is struggling both in his professional and personal life. Clive ... READ MORE
Brief glimpses of humour
I love Miles Jupp’s intelligent sense of humour and social commentary so I was looking forward to reading his debut novel. However, much as I dislike being... READ MORE
Enjoyable debut novel - fans of Miles Jill’s comedy will love it!
History is an enjoyable and often amusing story about teacher Clive Hapgood who seems to destroy his personal and professional life at every twist and turn... READ MORE
A health warning for would-be teachers
Not unexpectedly a comedy or should I say farce, involving ,Clive Hapswood, a History teacher at a private school. He is to teaching what Johnny English is... READ MORE
Good read
I found this a good read although a bit light weight. I was interested to discover what became of the main character and was not disappointed. I would reco... READ MORE
ARC
Clive Hapgood is a history teacher in a minor public school. The book is really a character study of Clive, a decent, well-meaning but unhappy and rather h... READ MORE
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