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Going Under

Ray French author

Format:Paperback

Publisher:Vintage Publishing

Published:1st Nov '07

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Can one desperate man with nothing but a crazy idea take on a multi-national?

The future looks bleak for Aidan Walsh. 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.

Slowly but surely, as news of his remarkable protest spreads, people throughout the country begin to warm to his cause.

The future looks bleak for Aidan Walsh. He stands to lose his job if the last major employer in a dead-end Welsh town closes its factory and relocates 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.

Slowly but surely, as news of his remarkable protest spreads, people throughout the country begin to warm to his cause.

So begins a titanic battle of wills between a powerful corporation and an unlikely hero.

A warm, big-hearted tale with a hero you can't help but cheer for -- Matt Haig
An unpretentious, accessible comedy... a fine example of the things that happen when one dares to think outside the box * Guardian *
A triumphant tale of life, loss, hope and family * Big Issue *
An excellent, incisive modern satire that manages to be simultaneously touching, funny and thought-provoking * Glasgow Herald *
One of the very few writers who can remember precisely what childhood was really like, how crazy and intense it really was. Utterly unpretentious, totally engaging and very funny -- Mark Haddon

ISBN: 9780099455349

Dimensions: 198mm x 129mm x 23mm

Weight: 307g

368 pages