His worst fears are confirmed. Each of his charges, with one exception, is a loser. As he works his way through the embarrassingly formulaic training set-pieces with never a doubt about the value of his corporate objectives, the awful reality of the appalling quality of the human material he has to work with becomes clear.
From failed actress to religious puritan, from would-be pop star to tarty young temptress, none is the trainee of choice – except, perhaps, the apparently sophisticated Charlotte, professional lady to her fingertips and romantic and professional hope of the slick and be-suited Church. Perhaps – but perhaps not.
In parallel with the hilarious accounts of Church’s attempts to instil a corporate culture in the team, we are treated to funny and sometimes moving stories of the individuals’ private lives and their relationships with each other on and off the job.
The threads of their lives are tangled and disentangled and the course ends with some clever and satisfying events and conclusions.
- ISBN10 023000136X
- ISBN13 9780230001367
- Publish Date 7 July 2006
- Publish Status Out of Print
- Out of Print 4 March 2021
- Publish Country GB
- Publisher Pan Macmillan
- Imprint Macmillan New Writing
- Format Hardcover
- Pages 304
- Language English