The Perpetual Astonishment of Jonathon Fairfax

✍ Scribed by Shevlin, Christopher

• Book ID: 109258154
• Publisher: Albatross
• Year: 2012
• Tongue: English
• Weight: 190 KB
• Category: Fiction
• ISBN-13: 9780956965615

✦ Synopsis

“Not many books make me laugh out loud, but The Perpetual Astonishment of Jonathon Fairfax is one of them.” – Stylist magazine
“By turns absurd and engaging.” – The Guardian

When Jonathon Fairfax accidentally helps a murderer bump off Sarah Morecambe, the secretary of a cabinet minister, he sets off a chain of events that astonishes him. This isn’t surprising – Jonathon is astonished by pretty much everything – but he is particularly shocked when he finds himself caught up in a plot involving a conspiracy that goes to the very heart of government.
Teaming up with a suave private investigator, a glamorous grannie and the probable love of his life, Jonathon must confront his greatest fears – including talking to girls and balaclava-clad killers – and answer some very difficult questions. Who murdered Sarah Morecambe? What is the strange secret that unites the entire British cabinet? And what exactly does it feel like to kiss a real-life woman?
The Perpetual Astonishment of Jonathon Fairfax combines laugh-out-loud lines, political skulduggery and a young man’s attempts to get the girl – and finally start living.
With its naïve reluctant hero, absurd humour and wry examination of modern life, The Perpetual Astonishment of Jonathon Fairfax is a must-read for fans of Douglas Adams and Jonathan Coe.
“Shevlin was rightly picked up by the literary agency that represents the likes of David Nicholls” – Metro magazine