Worth

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" An acute and very funny novel about the perils of rural life - Daily Mail i> i>Worth is a fast-paced and touching comedy about how escaping the rat-race isn't all it's cracked up to be." "Richard and Sarah meet in London, fall in love and move to the country, to be free of the rat race and the ex-partners who have dominated their lives. They buy a cottage in the village of Worth. At first, they struggle to find friends, but then they meet Catherine, who s moved into the cottage next door. As a single woman, she admires their love for each other. As a couple, they admire her uncompromising nature. A delightful friendship ensues. Richard and Sarah support her in her battle against her manipulative sister, whom Catherine won t allow them to meet, in case she steals their friendship from her. With Richard struggling to find work, Sarah, who s pregnant, takes a job with a woman she meets at a conference only to discover the woman is Catherine s sister. Will she have to turn down the job? Suddenly, Richard and Sarah s whole lives revolve around Catherine. Their predicament only gets worse when they find a dead body in Catherine s living room. How can they ever be free of her?"

"Jon Canter is the author of two previous novels, Seeds of Greatness and A Short Gentleman, both of them adapted for BBC Radio 4. He has also written stand-up comedy, TV and radio scripts for many of Britain's most prominent comedians, and comment pieces for the Guardian."

He is arguably the finest comic novelist working in Britain today. Indeed, he may just be the finest comic anything working in Britain right now... Canter's prose is achingly funny...it is also vital, acute, literary and oddly moving. -- James Kidd * Independent * Brilliantly good - so precise and well-observed and witty, and also one of the few books I've ever read that manages to be both tense and funny -- Craig Brown Hilarious... Smart, confident and, in places, eye wateringly upfront -- Elizabeth Buchan * Sunday Times * Powered by Jon Canter's sharp and original wit and his constantly fizzing prose...an acute and very funny novel about the perils of rural life and of falling a little bit in love with your next-door neighbour * Daily Mail * As an advertisement for either urban or rural living among self-satisfied characters, Worth is a toe-curling horror story; as a cheeky and well-directed poke in said characters' eyes, it's a winner * Independent on Sunday *