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Brand new fiction. Stuff political correctness, this book bites back with a vengeance. Prepare to wet your pants as good old-fashioned British bawdy comedy makes a comeback. Not for the faint-hearted. You have been warned! Get your hands on this and laugh yourself stupid. From its dark, claustrophobic opening chapter, to the wide-open manic mayhem of the rest of the book, the reader is taken on a rollercoaster ride through a land inhabited by lunatics, madmen and maniacs without being able to pause for breath. A rollicking good read from cover to cover. Based on the author's true-life experiences as a trade union safety rep. Only the names have been changed to protect the innocent (and the guilty)!
Cover Blurb:
Set in the 80s, against the backdrop of waning union influence and Tory power gone mad, 'Hazardous to Health!' tells it like it was in the gritty, hard-bitten north - where men were men and women were too! Obadiah Jones, a grey, faceless nonentity, is plucked from the obscurity of the shop floor to uphold workers' rights by doing battle with Grimes, the power-crazed boss of Consolidated Industries Amalgamated. Out of his depth from the start, Jonesy blunders into crisis after crisis, unleashing a backlash of such intensity it's a wonder he can pee straight. On his knees, with his back to the wall, he fights through blackmail, threats and counter-blackmail, the banner of the oppressed workers held high before him like a shield. Never has the working-class struggle been so desperately fought by such an unlikely hero. Never has the struggle been lost so often. And never has its story been so outrageously told. Filled to the brim with manic characters and comic scenes, the book is a rollercoaster ride of ribald mayhem from cover to cover. Workers rejoice. Bosses tremble. Readers roll on the floor with mirth . . . Obadiah Jones is here!
Part One of a planned 'Obadiah Jones Trilogy'. 'Under Surveillance' and 'A Bridge too Far' are under preparation.
Title: HAZARDOUS TO HEALTH!
ISBN: 0-9535204-3-9
Author: Mark Marsay
Genre: Fiction/Adult Humour
Length: 416 pages - black and white
Size: 129mm x 197mm (portrait)
Cover: paperback - full colour
