Enter the Aardvark - Jessica Anthony

Discover the rip-roaringly funny satirical novel about a stuffed aardvark who threatens to derail a Republican Congressman''s political career...''It''s a long time since I have enjoyed a novel so much. Fresh, witty and smart it also has heart'' Kate Atkinson''An ingenious political satire...deliciously astute, fresh and terminally funny'' Guardian ''What begins as a topical takedown of the American political system deepens into a hugely enjoyable romp through history'' Observer______We all know politics is absurd. But could a scheming politician be brought down by a stuffed aardvark?Republican congressman Alexander Paine Wilson is determined that nothing will stop him in his campaign for re-election.Not the fact that he is a bachelor, not the fact that his main adversary Nancy Beavers - married, with children - is rising in the polls. Nothing.That is, until one hot day in August, he receives a large parcel via FedEx. Inside is a gigantic taxidermy aardvark.This aardvark has a surprising history - from the Victorian naturalist who discovered it to the taxidermist who deemed it his finest creation.But for Wilson, the entrance of the aardvark sets off a chain of events that threaten to ruin his entire career.Constantly surprising, brilliantly comic and piquantly provocative, Enter the Aardvark is a tale for our times, a biting satire with a tender underbelly.____________________________________________''So perfect and funny that you read it over and over, laugh every time...Com
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