Fight or flight? Brains or brawn? How do you move forward when intimate
knowledge of your own vulnerability holds you back? Some people live
through the worst that can happen, only to discover a world where they
can no longer tell themselves "It's not going to happen to me." What can
a modern man do? This second novel by Joe Lewis addresses the male
condition in today's society and the conflicting demands on men to be
both civilized, law-abiding citizens while still living-up to the
persisting image of men as warriors and providers. It has been compared
to the work of social-realists such as Flaubert and Fontane, but can
also be viewed as a close cousin to the offspring of writers such as
Irvine Welsh and Iain Banks.
