From the prize-winning author of The People's Act of Love and We Are Now Beginning Our Descent

Sounds like easy money: collecting an antique for a rich stranger. Alan Allen, freshly unemployed, short of cash, and caught up in a bizarre case of mistaken identity, is about to find out otherwise. But not before being swept on a European wild-goose chase in this refreshing, surreal and gloriously funny novel.

"As though David Lynch has been let loose on the set of a drawing-room comedy." - * The Times *

"A compelling tour de force. The maniac energy of Kerouac pulses throughout the prose. Extraordinary." - * Scotsman *

"More Groundhog Day than Grand Tour, this is existential travel angst at its best." - * Guardian *

"One of the country's finest writers" - * GQ *

"Outstanding. Not unlike finding yourself in a hall of mirrors. Meek has a gift for the surreal." - * The Times *