Going Under - Couverture souple

French, Ray

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 0436210215 ISBN 13 : 9780436210211

Editeur : Harvill Secker, 2007

Synopsis

The future looks bleak for Aidan Walsh. He stands to lose his job as the last major employer in a dead-end Welsh town prepares to close its factory and relocate to India. Then Aidan hatches a startling plan. He buries himself alive in a coffin in his back garden, announcing that he's not coming back up until everyone's job is saved. Publicity is everything these days, and Aidan knows he must attract the attention of the media if he is to have a chance. Slowly, people warm to his cause, locally at first, and then from further afield, as news of his remarkable protest travels. And so begins a titanic battle of wills between an unlikely hero and a powerful corporation. "Going Under" explores the ties of love, friendship, family and community in a story full of humour, human frailty, resourcefulness and - ultimately - triumph.

A propos du livre

À propos de l'auteur

Ray French was born in Newport, south Wales. He has worked with people with disabilities, as a stagehand, labourer, cartoonist, archivist and in libraries. He now lives in Leeds with his partner and daughter. He is the author of All This Is Mine.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Harvill Secker
• Date d'édition: 2007
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 0436210215
• ISBN 13: 9780436210211
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 368
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
• Personne responsable: non disponible