Inheritance

What would you do if you suddenly inherited £17,000,000?

Andy Larkham is late. He is due at the funeral of his favourite school teacher, who once told him: ‘It’s hard work being anyone.’ It’s especially hard for Andy – stuck in a dead-end job, terminally short of cash and with a fiancée who is about to ditch him. When the funeral leads to unexpected consequences, Andy has to ask himself: how far will he go to change his life?

Nicholas Shakespeare takes us on an extraordinary journey that explores the temptations of unexpected wealth, the secrets of damaged families and the price of being true to oneself.

About the Author

NICHOLAS SHAKESPEARE is the author of THE VISION OF ELENA SILVES, winner of the Somerset Maugham Award, THE HIGH FLYER, for which he was nominated for the Grants list in 1993 and THE DANCER UPSTAIRS which was chosen by the American Libraries Association as the best novel of 1997. In 1999 his biography, BRUCE CHATWIN was published to great critical acclaim. His novel SNOW LEG was published in 2004. IN TASMANIA won the inaugural Tasmania Book Prize in 2007.