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Title: NOT ABOUT ARSON
Review: Recently recommended to me by an acquaintance, this intriguingly titled novel proved to be a hugely enjoyable (yet darkly satirical) romp through the cluttered politcal landscape of contemporary Ulster (and beyond). The principal character, a 'twenty-something Belfast wine merchant' (presumably a reference to his ability to shift vast quantities of booze) displays the kind of personal qualities under duress one might normally associate with a Tom Sharpe antihero (with perhaps a touch of Lucky Jim). Imbued with a streak of Belfast gallows humour and bulging with some of the most socially inept group of fugitives in Christendom, caught up in some bizarrely hilarious fixes, 'Arson About' does precisely what it says on the tin...Highly entertaining, in two words.
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