Guy Bellamy Knihy

Ironicky laděný román o dovolené průměrných Angličanů ve společnosti bohatého tiskového magnáta v luxusním hotelu v Cannes.

It is a lazy summer of beach umbrellas and blistering heat. The sea is warm, the sky is blue and life is good - or is it? The Venables' sun-drenched honeymoon takes a new direction when bridegroom Simon meets a former Page Three girl relaxing in a Mediterranean bar. And surprises of a less pleasant nature are in store for young advertising millionaire Ben Brock when the pharmaceuticals market begins to shrink. Meanwhile, penniless Nick Bannerman, furiously writing a book on woman's inhumanity to man, receives his due and more besides as his past catches up with him and his future begins to expand. When the three parties find themselves together on a vacation to remember, all is revealed, and their crossed destinies become further entwined, for better, for worse, both richer and poorer. In this masterful comic invention, displaying all his pungent wit and subtle venom so characteristic of his earlier novels, Guy Bellamy strips the veneer off life in the last quarter of the twentieth century and, once again, succeeds brilliantly.

From a position of acute poverty – no job and the rent owed – Fred Carton is suddenly plunged into a situation where a year’s stay in Monte Carlo will save him a Capital Gains Tax bill of £600,000.But he has managed to find the money for only one previous trip abroad, he doesn’t speak French and the girl he has his eye on is busily at work in England.So is his friend Dermot Ryan, who has a junk stall and a stormy marriage to attend to. The idea that his poorest friend is considering becoming a tax exile fills him with horror. ‘I always thought that exile was one of the saddest words in the language,’ he says.‘Not half as sad as tax,’ says Fred. ‘But put the two together and what have you got?.’What happens surprises them both, as Dermot Ryan’s marriage, collapsing under flying kitchenware, spills over on to the Côte d’Azur, and Fred finds that saving £600,000 from the greedy hands of the government can produce feelings of guilt as well as triumph.In The Tax Exile Guy Bellamy has somehow managed to turn a story that is both serious and touching into the wittiest novel that he has ever written.Guy Bellamy was born in Bristol but lived mostly in Surrey. After National Service in Germany with the RAF, he went into journalism and worked on newspapers in Cornwall, Bournemouth, Brighton and Fleet Street including the Daily Express and Sun . He died in 2015.

By the time Julian Wyatt jogs his way to the local public house for his nightly orange juice, Oscar Mansfield is already on his fourth whisky. One sight of the perspiring executive gives the magnanimous Oscar a brilliant idea. A guaranteed earner, with a touch of the lottery thrown in... What if one were to gamble on longevity? What if one could get an insurance policy on a friend's early demise? Soon four men are in the syndicate, insuring their lives and waiting for some tax-free cash. But with a little help from the women in their lives, fate is about to throw a riotous chain of mishaps their way. "Splendid entertainment." Mail on Sunday "Benign malice and a raft of gags." The Times "The funniest writer in Britain." Sunday Mercury, "Our hottest tip for this summer is The Mystery of Men." Daily Mail

Max Hadfield faces an unexpected life change when he discovers his wife is pregnant, despite having undergone a vasectomy. This revelation sets off a chain of events that challenges his understanding of fatherhood, trust, and the complexities of relationships. As he navigates this shocking situation, Max must confront his own choices and the implications they hold for his future and family dynamics.