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"You would think that as an acclaimed writer and comedian, Martin Plimmer would be well able to run a happy household. But with his French au pair cosily tucked away in his son's bedroom and his 12-year-old daughter believing that ""life's a bitch"", this is far from the truth. ""King of the Castle"" is an honest tale of the domestic chaos that filled a year of Plimmer's life. With his marriage, hair and career slowly disintegrating, you can't help but feel his pain. The art of juggling a house full of cats, nannies and stray children along with a collapsing freelance career is hilariously brought to life"

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Martin Plimmer's debut is a perceptive and often amusing account of the life of the Plimmer family during a year when every aspect of their life is in crisis. Their house is literally crumbling away and house husband Martin is hopeless at DIY, while his journalistic career is almost at a standstill. His au pair is so worried about her own problems that he feels he has an extra child to look after. Even his friends are going through mid-life crises or are at impasses of their own, while Martha, his wife, is beginning to lose patience with his inability to fix doorknobs on the doors. There are some laugh-out-loud moments as well as some searchingly honest stories of Martin's shortcomings as a husband, father and provider. When he finally manages to get a run of freelance work, he employs the services of Bert the builder to sort out the house, with predictably horrendous results. Plimmer has a knack of expressing what most people feel but few say, and his decent at heart yet frequently infuriating persona comes across clearly and endearingly. Altogether, this is a charming and thoughtful disquisition on the problems of being a man. (Kirkus UK)

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