Synopsis
About Colin Bateman
See more books from this AuthorHere's what happens as a result of Belfast columnist Dan Starkey's oh-so-brief dalliance with Margaret McBride, whose ``eyes were close together, but not so close as to suggest Catholicism'': Dan's tax-inspector wife Patricia catches the pair together and throws Dan out.
May 20 2010 | Read Full Review of Divorcing JackWitty, fast-paced and engaging, Bateman's debut novel deals with the dilemma of a young Belfast columnist who looks beyond his marriage for sexual satisfaction only to get caught up in a search for damaging information about a prominent political candidate.
| Read Full Review of Divorcing JackIf a madcap comedy-thriller about Northern Ireland sounds like a dubious proposition, think again.
| Read Full Review of Divorcing JackBit 1 Divorcing Jack is the latest addition to a growing list of Tarentinoesque mixed-genre movies such as Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels and Grosse Point Blank.
May 19 1999 | Read Full Review of Divorcing JackOn a political level, the film is naive and simplistic, but as a comedy thriller it has plenty going for it, not least the amusing, charged central performance of Thewlis as the diffident innocent who finds himself involved in nasty business.
May 17 1998 | Read Full Review of Divorcing JackAn aggregated and normalized score based on 15 user ratings from iDreamBooks & iTunes