Facing the Tank

by Patrick Gale

Book Overview

Patrick Gale's FACING THE TANK is a witty, eccentric novel of clergy, scandal and English eccentrics - 'Made me laugh out loud' Sunday Times''Gale speedily unleashes his merrily black mischief. The... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0525247378
• ISBN13: 9780525247371
• Release Date: April 1989
• Publisher: Dutton Books
• Length: 303 Pages
• Weight: 1.15 lbs.

Customer Reviews

Loved it

This is a truly magical, hotchpotch little story. Smooth as silk tho. The schoolboy who thinks he has fathered a litter of puppies is the cutest thing ya ever want to hear. And PW and LJ forget to mention the Bishop removing the wings from the skeletal remains of the local saint who's to be disinterred. Mr. Gale's writing is magical. Delightful. Funny.

Warm and zany

I absolutely loved this book. The strands of plot were combed out, curled, straightened and braided in front of my amused and appreciative eyes. I felt manipulated in the best possible sense of the word.

Beautifully written tale set in an English cathedral town

A gently humorous look at life in a cathedral town in England where the inhabitants are eccentric, quirky and not always loveable. The twist at the end when all becomes clear is horrifyingly possible.