The Billy Fidget Letters

Eric Delve, Nick Battle

ISBN 10: 0340996307 / ISBN 13: 9780340996300

Published by John Murray Press, GB, 2012

About this Item

Billy Fidget is a feckless, foul-mouthed, forty-something, father of three who spends his life selling fast cars and seducing even faster women. When he is caught in the back of an Aston Martin DB7 with the wife of a gangster, he finds himself in very hot water indeed.With his life disappearing down the plughole faster than a bullet from a Glock 9mm, he remembers that once, long ago, he sang in his local church choir. In dire straits and out of sheer desperation, hard man Billy Fidget finds himself writing a letter - to God.In this fast moving, funny and yet wittily poignant book we see the harsh reality of what happens when the stuff hits the fan. On the surface Billy is successful - on the inside he harbours dark, dirty secrets. Will he succeed in conquering his demons or will he be consumed by his venal appetite for destruction?God only knows.or does he?

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: The Billy Fidget Letters
• Publisher: John Murray Press, GB
• Publication Date: 2012
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0340996307
• ISBN 13: 9780340996300
• Binding: Paperback
• Condition: New
• Weight: 136 grams

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Synopsis

Billy Fidget is a feckless, foul-mouthed, forty-something, father of three who spends his life selling fast cars and seducing even faster women. When he is caught in the back of an Aston Martin DB7 with the wife of a gangster, he finds himself in very hot water indeed.With his life disappearing down the plughole faster than a bullet from a Glock 9mm, he remembers that once, long ago, he sang in his local church choir. In dire straits and out of sheer desperation, hard man Billy Fidget finds himself writing a letter - to God.In this fast moving, funny and yet wittily poignant book we see the harsh reality of what happens when the stuff hits the fan. On the surface Billy is successful - on the inside he harbours dark, dirty secrets. Will he succeed in conquering his demons or will he be consumed by his venal appetite for destruction?
God only knows.......or does he?

About the Author

Eric Delve is vicar of St Luke's Maidstone, Kent and runs the Detling Festival. He travels extensively, speaking in churches and at conferences, and at Echoes in Eternity events around the country.
Nick Battle was born in 1957 in Torquay. He worked for thirty years in the music business with celebrities such as Simon Cowell, The Spice Girls, Gary Barlow and Michael Ball.