William Brandt

Clever and entertaining... A delight to read

Brandt's agile wit and graceful prose lift this comedy of middle-aged masculinity well above the competition

Frederick Case is a 42-year-old New Zealand film-maker failing in London. He's separated from his wife, Sophie Carlisle, an actress who has run off with super-stud actor Matt Chalmers, her co-star in the smash hit movie Shag City - the first mainstream film ever to depict an erect penis being sucked. To make matters worse Sophie is pregnant. <br/>
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When Frederick is invited to fly out to the film world's party of the year on the remote Pacific island of Makulalanana, knowing that Sophie and Matt will be there, he hires 'Miss Melissa', a hooker, to play the part of his gorgeous new girlfriend. On meeting Sophie again, Frederick is convinced that the baby must be his. He pays Melissa to seduce Matt...

The Book Of The Film Of The Story Of My Life

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William Brandt

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Clever and entertaining... A delight to read

Brandt's agile wit and graceful prose lift this comedy of middle-aged masculinity well above the competition

A tragi-comic gem

Clever and entertaining... A delight to read

Brandt's agile wit and graceful prose lift this comedy of middle-aged masculinity well above the competition

A tragi-comic gem

Clever and entertaining... A delight to read

Brandt's agile wit and graceful prose lift this comedy of middle-aged masculinity well above the competition

A tragi-comic gem

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