Taking the Devil's Advice
I had never read an adult Anne Fine novel, indeed until Frances lent me this book, I didn't even know that she wrote stuff for grown-ups.
Needless to say it's very good, just like everything else she has ever written. It's like a modern "The Man Who Came To Dinner" only with sex in it, well sex is talked about anyway. I was on Constance's side in the story, but then it would be difficult to be on Oliver's side as he is so utterly selfish, or singleminded as he would put it, but Ms Fine is still able to make you kind of like him. In the way that some people find cane toads lovable.
The denoument is just excellent and extemely funny. Thanks Frances!
Needless to say it's very good, just like everything else she has ever written. It's like a modern "The Man Who Came To Dinner" only with sex in it, well sex is talked about anyway. I was on Constance's side in the story, but then it would be difficult to be on Oliver's side as he is so utterly selfish, or singleminded as he would put it, but Ms Fine is still able to make you kind of like him. In the way that some people find cane toads lovable.
The denoument is just excellent and extemely funny. Thanks Frances!