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Fatty's loving wife Betty plans a trip to Ireland for his 40th birthday and almost immediately things go wrong: the seats in economy class on the plane are too small; Irish bathroom furniture is not as commodious as he'd have liked. And all the time Fatty must put up with the unthinking cruelty of strangers. In an hilarious and touching portrayal of a kindly and misunderstood soul, the author has created yet another memorable character who will become an instant favourite to his many fans.
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A bit of an odd book, well written but a few too many humiliations heaped on what seemed to be an easy target. I didn't find it that funny but I did like the way the author portrayed the marriage of the Fatty and Betty and the ambiguity surrounding the motives of the Irish characters who managed to get away from stereotypes.