Product Description

Karl Marx, Charles Darwin, Sigmund Freud, Captain FitzRoy of "The Beagle", a chatty orangutan and mad Charlotte collide in this wicked novel of contemporary life.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #776175 in Books
• Published on: 1994-10-06
• Original language: English
• Binding: Paperback
• 256 pages

Customer Reviews

The events which unfold when Charlotte FitzRoy goes ape.
When middle-aged mother of 2 (well, 1 now)Charlotte FitzRoy loses her marbles she finds herself in a self-imagined wonderland faced with the 3 greatest thinkers of the 19th century and her guide Jenny. The thinkers - Marx, Freud and Darwin - prove somewhat of a disappointment whilst Jenny turns out to be an orang utan in a floral summer dress. As the 3 pillars of modern wisdom crumble at the thought of anything other than their stomachs, Charlotte and Jenny set about finding a place to take afternoon tea.

This is a powerful and brilliantly-written novel in which our concepts of mental illness are dislodged and questioned repeatedly. A superb blend of irreverant humour, deep insight and compassion.