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Meltdown
- Author
- Ben Elton
- Narrator
- Paul Thornley
- Publisher
- Transworld
- Publish Date
- 25 February 2016
- Run Time
- 11 hours 33 minutes
- Format
- Audiobook
What to expect
For amiable City trader Jimmy Corby money was the new Rock n' Roll. His whole life was a party, adrenalin charged and cocaine fuelled. If he hadn't met Monica he would probably have ended up either dead or in rehab.
But Jimmy was as lucky in love as he was at betting on dodgy derivatives, so instead of burning out, his star just burned brighter than ever. Rich, pampered and successful, Jimmy, Monica and their friends lived the dream, bringing up their children with an army of domestic helps.
But then it all came crashing down. And when the global financial crisis hit, Jimmy discovers that anyone can handle success. It's how you handle failure that really matters.
Critics Review
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An entertaining, well-written, often very funny read
Daily Mirror [book of the week]
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Bang up to date...Very funny...Emotionally engaging
Daily Mail
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Details
- Author
- Ben Elton
- Narrator
- Paul Thornley
- Duration
- 11 hours 33 minutes
- Release Date
- 25 February 2016
- ISBN
- 9781473541832
- Format
- Audiobook
- Publisher
- Transworld
- Genre
- Narrative theme: Social issues, Modern and contemporary fiction: general and literary
Synopsis
For amiable City trader Jimmy Corby money was the new Rock n' Roll. His whole life was a party, adrenalin charged and cocaine fuelled. If he hadn't met Monica he would probably have ended up either dead or in rehab.But Jimmy was as lucky in love as he was at betting on dodgy derivatives, so instead of burning out, his star just burned brighter than ever. Rich, pampered and successful, Jimmy, Monica and their friends lived the dream, bringing up their children with an army of domestic helps.But then it all came crashing down. And when the global financial crisis hit, Jimmy discovers that anyone can handle success. It's how you handle failure that really matters.
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