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The Peppered Moth is an outrageous and hilarious comic novel.
On the most important day in his business calendar, Michael Peel awakes to find that he has undergone an inconvenient transformation. Melissa Viney, frequent Guardian journalist and presenter of BBC Radio 4’s “Something Understood”, describes The Peppered Moth as “a hilarious and pacey debut novel.” which “had me laughing out loud.” Inspired by the grotesque comedies of Tom Sharpe, The Peppered Moth is a lively romp through late twentieth-century London. Pitilessly skewering such monsters as a personal loan company boss but equally scathing of the out-of-control mores of political correctness, this is a blast of fresh air that tackles the delicate subject of identity with what appears to be reckless glee.
“Very, very funny. Haven’t laughed out loud so much when reading a book since I last read Tom Sharpe and actually, this was probably funnier.”
“A raucous ride, acutely observed, original, funny, weird, believable, poignant & above all a good read”
“An absolutely hilarious rip roaring adventure that had me in stitches and eagerly thumbing for the next page. It’s not often one finds a book so funny and so gripping. I will be giggling at the mishaps of Mr. Peel for some time.”
Although Michael Peel’s inconvenient transformation is only skin deep, it is a change that immediately induces hysteria in his wife. The police are called and Mr Peel finds himself on the run, the prime suspect in a murder case and the focus of a national news story. Forced to impersonate a fictitious friend, he embarks on a desperate adventure that will involve him in everything from enforced stand-up comedy to naked cycling in South London – and will test every fibre of his being. Culminating in a riot in Trafalgar Square, this is a hilarious roller coaster that will have you laughing out loud.
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“Just make sure you have a tissue at hand and understanding people around you who won’t be too worried about your paroxysms of laughter!”
“I loved this book so much that I have ordered up for presents. A quick and very very funny read.”
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Adam Preston is an author, screenwriter and journalist who has written for Sight and Sound, The Times, The Financial Times and The Times Literary Supplement.
His cartoons have been published in Private Eye and The Economist. His screenwriting credits include the UFO horror feature film Hangar 10 (2014) the short film Le Boast (2008), which he also directed and which premiered at the World Comedy Film Festival in Toronto. He also wrote and directed the award winning short film The Last Post (2016) which stars Ryan Sampson and Mark Heap and which continues to clock up massive viewing figures on platforms like iTunes.
Adam gained a degree in English Literature and Visual studies at Oxford Brookes University before embarking on a career as a freelance writer, film maker and artist that has involved stints in London, New York, Paris, Prague and the Lizard Peninsular in Cornwall. Along the way he has also worked occasionally in television, for Transatlantic Films and Entertainment Productions in in London and Maysles Films in New York.
He has performed stand-up comedy at over 500 venues (including the Theatre Royal, Stratford East and London’s Comedy Café) and at events including the Edinburgh Fringe Festival, the Henley Fringe Festival and the Port Eliot Literary Festival and through his company Village Idiot Comedy. He is an expert on the Georgian Navy, a subject he became interested in when he was commissioned to write a screenplay about the life of Lord Nelson. Titled Trafalgar you can find out more about this project here. You can subscribe to his podcast Trafalgar Squared here
Adam also works as a consultant for The Trafalgar Way.
All quotes taken from genuine reviews on Amazon
