Author(s): William Brandt

NZ Fiction

Finalist, Montana New Zealand Book Awards, 2003

Imagine your ex-wife is a filmstar and her face is everywhere you look; your own production company is failing; and at the age of 42 youâÂÂre living in London on handouts from your parents. But then a surprise invitation to a millionaireâÂÂs birthday party on a remote Pacific island provides the opportunity to cause some mayhem of your own . . .

This first novel from the prizewinning author of Alpha Male is both moving and laugh-out-loud funny and has been raved about by both readers and critics.

WILLIAM BRANDT was born in London in 1961 to New Zealand parents. He grew up in New Zealand, and has lived in Australia, Russia and the UK. He studied acting at the National Institute of Dramatic Art in Sydney, and has appeared in many films and productions including a guest appearance on New Zealand television's hospital soap-opera Shortland Street. He is the author of the prize-winning collection of short stories Alpha Male. He has written two plays and also for television.

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