A Short Gentleman
Publisher: Jonathan Cape
Published: Apr 15, 2008
Language: eng
Format: hardcover
Number of pages: 288
ISBN-13: 9780224077743
Description: When Robert Purcell read his father's entry in "Who's Who", he saw his own life unfolding before him. Like his father, he'd get a first in Law, then enjoy a distinguished career as a barrister and a judge. For a long time, everything went to plan. Then his life fell apart. He committed a crime. He went to prison. This book is his account of who he is and why he is who he is. Despite everything, Robert remains heroically determined to carry on being the same magnificently pompous and self-righteous man he always was, utterly resistant to therapy, change and the emotional demands of the opposite sex.