... in my opinion. We swapped titles back, as JM turned up her nose at 'Fantastic Family', which NM was very excited about.
Plans to Impose (title JM, text JM)
The world's first novel inspired by the rigourous academic discipline of structuralism, 'Plans to Impose' takes a considered look at those planning applications submitted to Walthorpe District Council which were, for various reasons, unsuccessful. Marrying contemporary theoretical debate with a wry side-swipe at the labyrinthine complexities of UK planning law, this novel never ceases to fascinate and entertain in equal measures. Lacking a conventional narrator, the plot's thrust is carried by a series of 'I' voices authored by the local applicants to the planning department seeking three-story mirrored glass extensions to bungalows, or to develop a shopping complex in their back yard.
Fantastic Family (title NM, text NM)
The latest graphic novel to make waves in the mainstream best-seller charts. 'Fantastic Family' chronicles the exploits of three generations of a dynasty of super-heroes, beginning in turn-of-the-20th century Nottinghamshire, with the meeting of Agatha Dymock and the Mighty Tom. She is a psychic spy against German intelligence agents, and he is a circus strongman fighting against the illegal employment of child chimney sweeps. We follow the struggle of their children to find their own identity in the 1920's and 30's, their son Ronald briefly flirting with the idea of becoming a Blackshirt. William enjoys an untroubled life as a super-hearing super hero until his ideas are irrevocably changed by his burgeoning love for a Jewish refugee girl and he finds fulfilment in hs work as an early type of radar. Sadly, the story ends in tragedy as the third generation succumbs to venereal disease while posted to the far east during the Malaysian uprising.
"A feast for the eyes and the brain. Smart, sexy and hilarious... and educational" (Jonathan Ross)
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