Short description
Today is Jack Sadler's birthday. Or is it? He's not sure, doesn't care. It might be his last day or the beginning of a new chapter in his life. He must find the key to his old room. He knows the truth about his past lies there and somehow he must get in and confront it. This novel is a study of a lonely but loyal man.
Long description
' Sadler's Birthday is as far from the stereotype of a young woman's first novel as it can be. It is a masterly study of a lonely but loyal man that is deeply felt, intelligent and often touchingly funny. I liked it very much' - Angus Wilson.Today is Jack Sadler's birthday. Or is it? He's not sure, doesn't care. It might be his last day or the beginning of a new chapter in his life. He must find the key to his old room. He knows the truth about his past lies there and somehow he must get in and confront it.
Review
Sadler's Birthday... is a masterly study of a lonely but loyal man, that is deeply felt, intelligent and often touchingly funny...
--Angus Wilson
Not many first novels combine imagination and discipline to this degree.
-- The Listener