Crazy Paving

by Louise Doughty

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This is the debut novel from the author of the play The Koala Bear Joke. It is a witty account of the power shifts and sexual intrigue of office life.

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Crazy Paving is Ms. Doughty's first novel and it is an entertaining read, full of black humour, wit, and lively dialogue.
Three women deal with an unscupulous boss with the backdrop of terrorist bombs targeting the underground in London.
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Epigraph
Chaos umpire sits
And by decision more embroils the fray
By which he reigns: next hm high arbiter
Chance governs all.
John Milton Paradise Lost 1.907
By the year 2,000, 6.6 million passengers' journeys will take place every day on London's tubes, buses and trains.
Official estimate from the office of the London Transport Director of Planning
Accidents will happen.
Elvis Costello
Dedication
For Jessie Edna Milnes Fellows 1901-1993
First words
As the train pulled out of Waterloo East, Annette realised she was about to vomit.
Last words
(Click to show. Warning: May contain spoilers.)Annette paused on the path and looked from left to right, unsure which way to go but enjoying the possibility of choice.

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Fiction and Literature, General Fiction
DDC/MDS
823.914Literature & rhetoricEnglish & Old English literaturesEnglish fiction1900-1901-19991945-1999
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