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''Cometh the hour, cometh the novelist. It would be hard to imagine a book that scored a more penetrating bull's-eye on the target of the moment. In the run-down urban badlands of West Cumbria, Eric not only doles out survival tips about the ''fascinating worm-holes'' of the banking and benefits system to the chronically indebted. He practises what he preaches with a maze of scams designed to keep him ahead of collectors and courts. This house of maxed-out cards crashes down, but not before Eric's wheezes have lit up the thrilling ''danger'' and ''chance'' of big borrowing.'' - Boyd Tonkin, Independent

''Gaffney's strength is creating strong characters, and this debut brims with them. With a ruthless eye and pitch-black humour, Gaffney explores a consumer culture in which exploiting the welfare system is both a necessity and an addiction, and in which hypocrisy is endemic. This clever novel couldn t be more timely it forces us to confront society's incredible thirst for credit, and our own sense of entitlement'' - The Observer

Gaffney's uneasily jocular, brilliantly observed caper descends into full-on grisly nightmare - The Guardian

''Addresses the current issue of bad credit: an amusing black comedy in how not to manage finances or relationships'' - Financial Times

LONGLISTED FOR THE DESMOND ELLIOTT PRIZE 2009

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• Amazon Sales Rank: #487190 in Books
• Published on: 2008-09-25
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Dimensions: .90" h x 5.00" w x 7.70" l, .55 pounds
• Binding: Paperback
• 302 pages

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Ian McMillan
'In Never Never David Gaffney's shows that the surefootedness and invention he brings to his short stories can be transferred to the longer form: all the Gaffney trademarks are here, the sparky prose, the deft building of situations, the glee in wrong footing the reader. Epic suits him as much as anecdote!'

Guardian
'Reality becomes strange and distorted; words and phrases acquire a compelling importance'

Review
`This clever novel couldn't be more timely ... Forces us to confront society's incredible thirst for credit'