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Going Under

Ray French

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English
Vintage
15 November 2007
Can one desperate man with nothing but a crazy idea take on a multi-national?

The future looks bleak for Aidan Walsh. He stands to lose his job if the last major employer in a dead-end Welsh town closes its factory and relocates to India. Then Aidan hatches a startling plan. He buries himself alive in a coffin in his back garden, announcing that he's not coming back up until everyone's job is saved.

Slowly but surely, as news of his remarkable protest spreads, people throughout the country begin to warm to his cause.

So begins a titanic battle of wills between a powerful corporation and an unlikely hero.
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Imprint:   Vintage
Country of Publication:   United Kingdom
Dimensions:   Height: 198mm,  Width: 129mm,  Spine: 23mm
Weight:   307g
ISBN:   9780099455349
ISBN 10:   009945534X
Pages:   368
Publication Date:  
Audience:   General/trade ,  ELT Advanced
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active

Ray French was born in Newport, south Wales. He has worked with people with disabilities, as a stagehand, labourer, cartoonist, archivist and in libraries. He now lives in Leeds with his partner and daughter. He is the author of All This Is Mine.

Reviews for Going Under

One of the very few writers who can remember precisely what childhood was really like, how crazy and intense it really was. Utterly unpretentious, totally engaging and very funny -- Mark Haddon An excellent, incisive modern satire that manages to be simultaneously touching, funny and thought-provoking * Glasgow Herald * A triumphant tale of life, loss, hope and family * Big Issue * An unpretentious, accessible comedy... a fine example of the things that happen when one dares to think outside the box * Guardian * A warm, big-hearted tale with a hero you can't help but cheer for -- Matt Haig


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