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Overdue New Releases ISBN: 9781877361425 Release: 07-2006 Subject: NZ Fiction Format: Paperback RRP: NZ$29.99 |
'...that's the thing about the future, when you're a kid it looks great...'
Mark Penny's life needs a rewind button - but going back to the good bits is reserved for the DVDs at the video store where he works. His co-worker and slack-mate, Ben, is about to leave the 'entertainment industry' to work as a lawyer. Mark, however, is turned down for every job he applies for, he's breaking up with his girlfriend, and somehow he's back living at home, just as he's about to turn thirty.
So why is Mark stuck? Scenes from his past replay in his mind. There was an older man, a mentor; there was a girl, a car, a rainy night; there were the 80s...
Movie, pop music, and brand-name literate Overdue New Releases is a very funny, yet bittersweet, collision with 'viewing pleasure' for anyone who's every been pistol-whipped by a PlayStation controller or lost a membership card.
It's coming from a video store, near you.
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Reviewers Comments ...
'Fast, funny and furious...' Sunday Star Times, 2006 'It's funny; it's thought-provoking and 100% enjoyable.' Otago Daily Times, 2006 |
Montana New Zealand Book Awards – 2007 Finalist, Best First Book Category
