Critically acclaimed author Alexei Sayle introduces the curious tale of MISTER ROBERTS in his most funny and poignant novel yet.

Above a small village in Spain, an English costume designer sees a bright shining star lurch abruptly across the sky.On Christmas Day a strong, silent man with blank eyes enters Bar Noche Azul.
Only a thirteen year old boy could have guessed that there was any connection between the two.
Wonderfully inventive, darkly funny and thoughtful, MISTER ROBERTS is both an original coming-of-age story and an unusual take on the corrupting influence of power.

"'Ridiculously entertaining'" - The Times

"'A deliciously barmy, yet affecting cautionary tale...the considered, pitch-perfect prose of a talented novelist who also happens to have a wildly perverse imagination, and a store of beautifully delivered one-liners.'" - Scotsman

"Among the very few comedians to write fiction which can be taken seriously as literature . . . It's also extremely funny." - Independent on Sunday

"Brains, wit and welcome absurdity...there is also a surprising amount of warmth" - Guardian

"'Full of inventive comedy'" - Herald

"Hilariously bonkers" - Red