num_pages: 301
description: 'My name is Gary. Im a thirty-year-old legal assistant with a firm of solicitors in London. To describe me as anonymous would be unfair but to notice me other than in passing would be a rarity. I did make a good connection with a girl but that blew up in my face and smacked my arse with a fish slice.'Gary Thorn goes for a pint with a work acquaintance called Brendan. When Brendan leaves early Gary meets a girl in the pub. He doesnt catch her name but falls for her anyway. When she suddenly disappears without saying goodbye all Gary has to remember her by is the book she was reading: The Satsuma Complex. But when Brendan goes missing Gary needs to track down the girl he now calls Satsuma to get some answers.And so begins Garys quest through the estates and pie shops of South London to finally bring some love and excitement into his unremarkable lifeA page-turning story with a cast of unforgettable characters The Satsuma Complex is the brilliantly funny first novel by bestselling author and comedian Bob Mortimer.
language: English
title: The Satsuma Complex
publisher: Gallery