'A rollicking tale... rips along with terrific energy' - Independent on Sunday
Michael Fishwick grew up in London and graduated from Oxford. He works in book publishing, is married and has three children. His second novel, Sacrifices, was published in 2001.
Its portrayal of the vulgarities of literary London hits just the right note The Times 20020530 A rollicking read. Fishwick has a fine ear for the absurdities and pomposity of the in-crowd chatter Guardian 20020530 Michael Fishwick's debut is not only brilliant but also different. Packed with unobtrusive felicities of phrase and feeling, this wickedly wide-eyed picture of life in the eighties among the magazines and takeovers, the waif-like women and the strangely pathetic domestic lives of those who live by and among the media is top-notch satire Evening Standard Michael Fishwick has captured the essence of that nasty decade and its catastrophic insensibility Sunday Times 20020530
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