The muchanticipated novel from David Nobbs is the spiritual followup to The Fall and Rise of Reginald Perrin and is as witty as it is prescient When revelations about the scandalous relationships and less than honest business practices of Sir Gordon Coppinger infamous financier and devotee of excess are made public the glamorous facade of his London life begins to crumble and those around him fear the worst But much to Sir Gordons surprise all he can feel is relief In this brilliant and funny examination of modern British values where success is governed by the principles of wealth and celebrity and driven by the insatiable desire to attain more and more we meet the perfect antihero Gordon Coppinger a man going quietly sane