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Victor Mancini has devised a complicated scam to pay for his mother's hospital care: pretend to be choking on a piece of food in a restaurant and the person who 'saves you' will feel responsible for you for the rest of their lives. Multiply that a couple of hundred times and you generate a healthy flow of cheques, week in, week out. Victor also works at a theme park with a motley group of losers, cruises sex addiction groups for action, and visits his mother, whose Alzheimer's disease now hides what may be the startling truth about his parentage.

Language

en

Published on

01/01/2002

Pages

304

Format

Paperback

ISBN

9780099422686

Who is this book for? Readers who appreciate dark humor, psychological depth, and unconventional narratives.

Topics PatientsScammingFamily dynamicsAddictionCaregivingSatireFinancial strugglesDysfunctional relationshipsPerformance artMoral ambiguityIdentityFamilySurvivalMorality
MoodDark, Humorous
HumorSatire
RomanceMinor Subplot
ViolenceModerate
Explicit scenesSuggestive Themes

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