Anoffbeat,laughtrack-lackingsitcomaboutabizarrelydysfunctionalfamily,thecenterofwhichisMalcolm,themiddleofthetwobrotherswhostillliveathome.Hiseldest(andfavorite)sibling,Francis,boardsatmilitaryschoolbecausehisparentsbelieveitwillreformhimandkeephimoutoftrouble.Malcolmoftenhasahardtimecopingwi...
The novel centres on Yvonne Carmichael, an eminent geneticist in her early 50s, and begins with her giving evidence to a Parliamentary Select Committee.On her way out of the building, the happily married Carmichael catches the eye of a man and they have sex in the crypt chapel – an event that...