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Gerald Samper is a ghost writer to the stars: rock singers, racing drivers and ski champions. And to Millie Cleat, the monstrous one-armed sailor, whose round the world voyage has made her the toast of Britain, and who has become the poster-girl for the Deep Blues, a mystical and nutty environmental group. Gerald pines for greater things, however, and would prefer to write the memoirs of Max Christ, the celebrated conductor. While he schemes to land this unattainable catch, he muses show more hilariously and viciously on the world of which he is such an unwilling part, looking out from his Tuscan hilltop and pining for his neighbour Marta, offspring of a crime family from Voynovia, who disappeared one day into thin air. Has she been the subject of a 'rendition'? Meanwhile, some oceanographers are planning revenge on Millie Cleat for her destruction of their greatest coup. Gerald convinces her that she has seen the face of Neptune in the depths ... show lessTags
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James Hamilton-Paterson gives us this hilarious sequel to the popular Cooking with Fernet Branca. Gerald Samper is back on his Tuscan hilltop finding new ways to entertain himself. Gerald's nemesis, Marta, is back ruining his evening idylls, but Marta's not the only one creating trouble and sending Gerald away from his Tuscan hideaway and back to his native London.
Not as good as the first book unfortunately, but I also know others hold the opposite opinion. Fewer recipes and fewer laughs. I did, however, love the Amazing Grace parody lyrics. I think they were my favourite part.
Gerry Samper is such an amusing character that it is always enjoyable to join him in his travels and travails.
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James Hamilton-Paterson is the author of Blackbird: A History of the Untouchable Spy Plane and Empires of the Clouds, the classic account of the golden age of British aviation. He won a Whitbread Prize for his novel Gerontius. He lives in Austria.
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Common Knowledge
- Original title
- Amazing Disgrace
- Original publication date
- 2006
- People/Characters
- Gerald Samper
- Important places
- Tuscany, Italy
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- Members
- 177
- Popularity
- 185,693
- Reviews
- 4
- Rating
- (3.28)
- Languages
- English, German
- Media
- Paper, Ebook
- ISBNs
- 7
- ASINs
- 2
