Country solicitor Fred has hired a stunning house for his fortieth birthday party and invited his nearest and dearest. Each comes with their own baggage but when Fred announces that he has written a memoir some are more worried than others. As Fred confronts his own demons, his friends and family show their true colours.
At a very simple level I really enjoyed this book. It wears its homage to PGWodehouse blatently, and not just in the use of a pig as a key character, and that's no bad thing. It's funny but almost feels funny by numbers, there are no plot twists, it's predictable. I enjoyed it but was glad it was short! ( )