The funniest debut novel since Tom Sharpes Riotous Assembly only its set in Tasmania Julian Corkles got smallscreenability His mother tells him hell be a star one day Twinkle twinkle she says giving his hair a ruffle Not everyone shares Julians dreams of stardom Television is too much like hairdressing for his fathers tastes A Tasmanian man wants a son for sporting purposes Boys dont like dolls he tells Julian They like Dinky Toys Not this boy thinks Julian who knows better than to tell the truth Besides the family already has a sporting hero Julians sister Carmel aka The Locomotive Julian likes his sister but knows better than to tangle with her bowling arm Its the same one she uses for punching Julian Corkle is a Filthy Liar is the ultimate feelgood novel a book that will have the reader laughing out loud on the back of a bus as it follows Julians bumpy journey through adolescence fibbing his way through school and a series of deadend jobs to find his ultimate calling as creator of The Hog Its as if Crocodile Dundee has crashed Muriels wedding and run off into the desert with Priscilla