Overview

Felix, a tragic orphan, is expelled from school, cast onto the British high street, and forced to make his way in the cut-throat world of wine retail. Thanks to a positive mental attitude, he is soon forging a promising career, his sensual adventures taking him to the vineyards of Italy, South Africa, Bulgaria and Kent. ​ His path to the summit, however, is littered with obstacles. Petty office politics, psychotic managers and the British Board of Wine & Liquor prove challenging enough. But when Felix negotiates the world's biggest Asti Spumante deal, he is plunged into a vicious world of Mafiosi, people smuggling and ruthless multinationals. ​ Part thriller, part self-help manual and part drinking companion, Corkscrew is a humorous satire of neo-liberal capitalism, religious intolerance and the perils of blind tasting. Finalist in the People's Book Prize 2018

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Reviews

'One of the funniest novels I've ever read. I honestly didn't want this book to end.' - Joey Casco 'Boasting casual storytelling mastery and the sharp-tongued wit of Tom Robbins, Peter Stafford-Bow presents an incredibly amusing and unpredictable tale. For wine lovers or those who simply love a great story, this is a mad ramble through the tangled world of wine, taking readers across two continents and countless adventures of one exceptional character, Felix Hart. Corkscrew is a strange cross between a thriller and a farce, but Stafford-Bow pulls it off with panache - and a self-aware smirk on his face.' - John Staughton 'This book gets a big thumbs up from me... this is not for youngsters.' - Dave Nershi on Vino-Sphere.com

Author Information

Peter Stafford-Bow was born into a drinking family in the north of England in the mid-1970s.A precocious, self-taught imbiber, he dropped out of university to pursue a career in alcohol. After managing several downmarket London wine merchants, he became a supermarket buyer, a role which kindled his life-long love of food, other people's hospitality, and general gadding about.After periods living in East Asia and South Africa, Stafford-Bow returned to the UK to pursue a literary career. He has written five novels in the successful Felix Hart series; Corkscrew, Brut Force, Firing Blancs, Eastern Promise and Black Odesa.He lives in London with a wealthy heiress, an extensive wine collection and his pet ferrets, Brett and Corky.

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