Hard times have fallen on the University of Rummidge and on Philip Swallow, the jet-setting professor of "Small World". Instead of travelling the world to attend conferences, he now has to participate in a government scheme to show that education is responsive to the needs of industry.
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'A work of immense intelligence, informative, disturbing and diverting' Observer
When Vic Wilcox (MD of Pringle's engineering works) meets English lecturer Dr Robyn Penrose, sparks fly as their lifestyles and ideologies collide head on. What, after all, are they supposed to learn from each other? But in time both parties make some surprising discoveries about each other's worlds - and about themselves.
'As a comedy of society and class misunderstandings, Lodge has never observed more sharply... A very nice work indeed' The Times
'Rich in reserves of humour and irony...the book is a delight' Mail on Sunday
Winner of the Sunday Express Book of the Year Award and short-listed for the Booker Prize, ‘Nice Work’ is a hilarious comedy of society and class misunderstandings. When Vic Wilcox, MD of Pringle’s engineering works, meets English lecturer Dr Robyn Penrose, sparks fly as their lifestyles and ideologies collide head on. But, in time, both parties make some surprising discoveries about each other’s worlds – and about themselves. 'A work of immense intelligence, informative, disturbing and diverting' Observer.
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