Going Under

By: Ray French

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Paperback | 15 November 2007 | Edition Number 1

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368 Pages

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The future looks bleak for Aidan Walsh. He stands to lose his job as the last major employer in a dead-end Welsh town prepares to close its factory and relocate 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.Publicity is everything these days, and Aidan knows he must attract the attention of the media if he is to have a chance. Slowly, people warm to his cause, locally at first, and then from further afield, as news of his remarkable protest travels. And so begins a titanic battle of wills between an unlikely hero and a powerful corporation.GOING UNDER explores the ties of love, friendship, family and community in a story full of humour, human frailty, resourcefulness and - ultimately - triumph.

Industry Reviews

A warm, big-hearted tale with a hero you can't help but cheer for -- Matt Haig
An unpretentious, accessible comedy... a fine example of the things that happen when one dares to think outside the box * Guardian *
A triumphant tale of life, loss, hope and family * Big Issue *
An excellent, incisive modern satire that manages to be simultaneously touching, funny and thought-provoking * Glasgow Herald *
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

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