Terms & Conditions

Frank has been in a car accident*. The doctor tells him he lost his spleen, but Frank believes he has lost more. He is missing memories - of those around him, of the history they share and of how he came to be in the crash. All he remembers is that he is a lawyer who specialises in small print**.

In the wake of the accident Frank begins to piece together his former life - and his former self. But the picture that emerges, of his marriage, his family and the career he has devoted years to, is not necessarily a pretty one. Could it be that the terms and conditions by which Frank has been living are not entirely in his favour***?

In the process of unravelling the knots into which his life has been tied, he learns that the devil really does live in the detail and that it's never too late to rewrite your own destiny.

*apparently quite a serious one

**words that no one ever reads

*** and perhaps never have been

Read Caroline Baum's Review

Do you read the fine print? No, thought not. No one does. Well here's a hilariously sharp satire - a modern day cautionary tale - about what happens when the fine print comes into focus with unforeseen consequences. After his car accident, Frank remembers nothing except that he is a lawyer who specialises in contractual fine print. He does not recognise his briskly efficient and ambitious wife Alice and he's not sure about his brother Oscar's decision to take the family business into partnership with an arms manufacturer. Footnoted with fine print observations and asides, this is a clever, sure-footed debut, an absurdist romp about second chances that will remind readers the devil is in the detail. Booktopia's John Purcell loves this book and has raved about it on the blog. So to echo his sentiment I could just have saved myself the trouble and written: what he said.)

About the Author

Robert Glancy was born in Zambia and raised in Malawi. At fourteen he moved from Africa to Edinburgh then went on to study history at Cambridge. He currently lives in New Zealand with his wife and children.