The Accidental Woman - Jonathan Coe

A first novel that sets out to parody first novels, I would have to award this book high marks for self-assurance but a lower score for execution. The narrator is supposed to be sly and ironic but I found him irritatingly superior. I do like a book to have a vague stab at a proper ending too, although there are some good gags top keep you entertained until the story just stops.