If modern Britain leaves you with the feeling that something's been lost then this comic novel will appeal. Survivors of a Comet airplane crash carve out their own little England in the jungles of New Guinea but are aghast at the state of Britain when finally rescued. It's not long before the spin-doctoring PM is booted out and the survivors' forthright 'Headmaster' takes his place. But are those old-fashioned values as harmless as they seem?
(Clive Yelf - bwl 40 June 2007 ) |
