Product Description

Ted Wallace is an old, sour, womanising, cantankerous, whisky-sodden beast of a failed poet and drama critic, but he has his faults too. Fired from his newspaper, months behind on his alimony payments and disgusted with a world that undervalues him, Ted seeks a few months repose and free drink at Swafford Hall, the country mansion of his old friend Lord Logan. But strange things have been going on at Swafford. Miracles. Healings. Phenomena beyond the comprehension of a mud-caked hippopotamus like Ted...

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #1401 in Books
• Published on: 2004-08-05
• Original language: English
• Binding: Paperback
• 368 pages

Ned Sherrin, Evening Standard
'Fresh, filthy, funny and fizzing with ideas'

About the Author
As well as being the bestselling author of four novels, The Stars' Tennis Balls, Making History, The Hippopotamus and The Liar, and the first volume of his autobiography, Moab is My Washpot, Fry has played Peter in Peter's Friends, Wilde in the film Wilde, Jeeves in the television series Jeeves & Wooster and (a closely guarded show-business secret, this) Laurie in the television series Fry & Laurie.

Customer Reviews

The hippest hippo ever
Oh man, I miss Tedward already! Bring him back Fry! He is the best novel character ever...

Sublime Brilliance...
...but would you expect any less from the inordinately scintillating Mr Fry. Expect no more than to hold your sides from laughter, be deeply moved at the heartfelt sentiment of the characters, and be surprised at the unexpected curveballs throughout. Simply excellent. I'd give it 100 out of 10 - couldn't put it down!

PERFECTLY HARMLESS
Nips along at a fair old pace and keeps you distracted for long enough, which is worth three stars all on its own. So why four? Well, you're meandering along, just enjoying the characters and then you get to the end and that makes it just that little bit better.