Sam Glass wants to go far. But not up the career ladder. Sam wants to go to Antarctica. Sam is a slave to his pager. A drone in the advertising industry, he spends his days being insulted by bosses, ad agency creatives and clients alike, and his evenings drinking with friends. At twenty-five, he's stuck in a rut of post-university, first-job existence. And he hates it. When he notices an advert for a research job in Antarctica, Sam is galvanised into action: this magical land of snow, ice and utter serenity represents the ultimate escape. While he and his best friend, Henry, endure the gruelling selection procedure, he embarks on both the destruction of his ordered, career-orientated, tidy life, and a string of well-organised, casual affairs. What Sam doesn't bargain for, however, is falling in love. Lively, funny and incredibly perceptive, "Take One Young Man" is a profoundly intelligent and moving novel.
- ISBN10 0712684573
- ISBN13 9780712684576
- Publish Date 1 January 2099 (first published 6 January 2000)
- Publish Status Cancelled
- Out of Print 18 October 2003
- Publish Country GB
- Publisher Cornerstone
- Imprint Century
- Format Hardcover
- Pages 384
- Language English