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''Bright Young Things wanted for Big Project.''

They''re in the prime of their lives but our bright young things are all burnt out. Six sparky twenty-somethings just out of university and working dead-end jobs, they are all bored to tears with their lives and looking for a way out. When a mysterious job is advertised in the newspaper, they all apply.
What they least expect is to find themselves prisoners on a deserted island. There''s food in the fridge and they have a bedroom each, but there''s no telephone, no television, and no way to escape.



Trade Review
A generation defining masterpiece * * Matt Thorne * *
Invigorating, sexy . . . clever. * * Daily Mail * *
A break for the big time. * * Independent on Sunday * *
Pacy writing . . . an impressive debut. * * Big Issue * *
Compulsive, edgy. * * Loaded * *
An exciting read. * * FHM * *
This book might just change your life * * Independent on Sunday on POPCO * *
Thomas pulls off this intellectual rollercoaster of a novel with dry humour and panache, the ideas sparkle and the protagonist is wryly appealing * * The Sunday Times on THE END OF MR Y * *
Thomas can discuss quantum physics and philosophy while making you think you're reading a sparkling romantic comedy. * * Kate Saunders, The Times on OUR TRAGIC UNIVERSE * *

Bright Young Things

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    A Paperback / softback by Scarlett Thomas

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      Publisher: Canongate Books
      Publication Date: 06/09/2012
      ISBN13: 9780857863805, 978-0857863805
      ISBN10: 0857863800

      Description

      Book Synopsis

      ''Bright Young Things wanted for Big Project.''

      They''re in the prime of their lives but our bright young things are all burnt out. Six sparky twenty-somethings just out of university and working dead-end jobs, they are all bored to tears with their lives and looking for a way out. When a mysterious job is advertised in the newspaper, they all apply.
      What they least expect is to find themselves prisoners on a deserted island. There''s food in the fridge and they have a bedroom each, but there''s no telephone, no television, and no way to escape.



      Trade Review
      A generation defining masterpiece * * Matt Thorne * *
      Invigorating, sexy . . . clever. * * Daily Mail * *
      A break for the big time. * * Independent on Sunday * *
      Pacy writing . . . an impressive debut. * * Big Issue * *
      Compulsive, edgy. * * Loaded * *
      An exciting read. * * FHM * *
      This book might just change your life * * Independent on Sunday on POPCO * *
      Thomas pulls off this intellectual rollercoaster of a novel with dry humour and panache, the ideas sparkle and the protagonist is wryly appealing * * The Sunday Times on THE END OF MR Y * *
      Thomas can discuss quantum physics and philosophy while making you think you're reading a sparkling romantic comedy. * * Kate Saunders, The Times on OUR TRAGIC UNIVERSE * *

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