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Final Demand is strong on narrative, dashing the reader along, but, though fast-paced and transparently written, nevertheless creates people of memorable complexity' Independent

Natalie is a girl who should be going somewhere. Beautiful, bright and ambitious, she's stuck in a dead-end job in the accounts department of Nu-Line Telecommunications, living her life through wild weekends and yearning for something more.

When she sees a chance to change her life, she takes it. After all, it's only a minor crime. Nobody's going to get hurt. But other people do get hurt, because Natalie's actions do have consequences tragic consequences. Poignant and beautifully written, Final Demand is a cautionary tale about the battle between greed and love, about human hopes and our own frailty in the face of temptation.

A chilling, impeccably plotted novel' Cosmopolitan

Powerfulvividly evoked' Sunday Times
Trade Review
An astonishing story of broken dreams, greed and human frailty.A tale of extraordinary power. Quite simply outstanding * Daily Mail *
Hugely entertaining.immensely thought-provoking * Daily Express *
Powerful.vividly evoked * Sunday Times *
Deborah Moggach can fit a complex idea onto a postage stamp... ordinary human crises are described tersely, compassionately, and with a wit as dry as the Sahara * Independent *
Moggach's delight in spinning her story, and in the minor characters she invents, is infectious * Mail on Sunday *

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      Publisher: Vintage Publishing
      Publication Date: 5/2/2002 12:00:00 AM
      ISBN13: 9780099421931, 978-0099421931
      ISBN10: 0099421933

      Description

      Book Synopsis

      Final Demand is strong on narrative, dashing the reader along, but, though fast-paced and transparently written, nevertheless creates people of memorable complexity' Independent

      Natalie is a girl who should be going somewhere. Beautiful, bright and ambitious, she's stuck in a dead-end job in the accounts department of Nu-Line Telecommunications, living her life through wild weekends and yearning for something more.

      When she sees a chance to change her life, she takes it. After all, it's only a minor crime. Nobody's going to get hurt. But other people do get hurt, because Natalie's actions do have consequences tragic consequences. Poignant and beautifully written, Final Demand is a cautionary tale about the battle between greed and love, about human hopes and our own frailty in the face of temptation.

      A chilling, impeccably plotted novel' Cosmopolitan

      Powerfulvividly evoked' Sunday Times
      Trade Review
      An astonishing story of broken dreams, greed and human frailty.A tale of extraordinary power. Quite simply outstanding * Daily Mail *
      Hugely entertaining.immensely thought-provoking * Daily Express *
      Powerful.vividly evoked * Sunday Times *
      Deborah Moggach can fit a complex idea onto a postage stamp... ordinary human crises are described tersely, compassionately, and with a wit as dry as the Sahara * Independent *
      Moggach's delight in spinning her story, and in the minor characters she invents, is infectious * Mail on Sunday *

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