Product Description

Can we ever be truly in control of our own destinies, or are our lives entirely shaped by random events and unknown people? Small World is an entirely contemporary and engrossing page-turner which explores universal themes of love, death, friendship, marriage, madness, and redemption, unifying them all through this central question.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #86862 in Books
• Published on: 2008-01-14
• Original language: English
• Binding: Hardcover
• 336 pages

Synopsis
Friends, family, workmates. The woman you see at the bus stop every morning; the man who reaches for the last newspaper just before you get to it. Everyone you meet, and some you nearly meet, will have an impact on the way your day goes. "Small World" is the story of a group of men and women, living and working in a city, who are connected through love, work, friendship, or simply by virtue of proximity. We connect with the hearts and minds of characters including an all-coping housewife, a stressed out working mother, a put-upon nanny, a long-suffering journalist, an Indian waiter who dreams of stardom, a grieving shop assistant, a stand-up comic and a psychotic policeman - all of whom speak directly to us about their innermost thoughts, fears and desires in a series of interwoven first-person narratives.

From the Back Cover
This is the story of a woman desperate for a baby, a stalker desperate for the woman and an au pair desperate for a new nose; a shoplifting sales assistant, a God-fearing nurse and a self-loathing policeman; a washed-up comedian, a luckless dope dealer and a murderer.

It’s a story about a world where – whether you know it or not, and usually you don’t – you are only ever two steps away from death or redemption. In short, it is a story about us, and the world we all live in.

About the Author
Matt Beaumont lives in London with his wife, the writer Maria Beaumont, and their children.

Customer Reviews

Small World- sad funny but not to be missed
I couldn't put this book down. It hit all the right notes. shocking in some parts but hillarious. Loved every page. Great for us women to gain an insight of how our men think!!! keep on writing

couldnt put this book down
i really love matt beaumonts style of writing, I read this last night started at 11pm and finished at 3 am , I just couldn't put it down, excellent read.