Description: A delightfully noir parody of parliamentary (mal)practice in an anonymous East Canada province. The low-down tricks, egregious insults, and unsavoury antics of the politicians are recorded by a disparate cast of Hansard employees. Jeff Bursey cleverly unmasks the sordid opportunism underpinning politics and the inevitable corruption pervading it.
Review Quotes:
"Jeff Bursey has written a clever, highly innovative and highly readable novel. The satire is sharp, sometimes hilarious, the language perfectly suited to the subject -- Mr. Bursey has a pitch perfect ear." -- Wayne Johnston
". . . a tour de force of verbal dexterity that wields irony so deftly that the book, despite its intimidating scale, both challenges and delights." -- Dalkey Archive Press
"[Bursey gets right down to political brass tacks in his eccentric, sometimes ingenious debut novel." -- Winnipeg Free Press
". . . an innovative and insightful narrative that is an uproarious read. . . " -- Arts East
"Let the record also show that this is probably about the funniest intelligent book on politics you can get your hands on these days." -- American Book Review
". . . if politics is your thing, and if you have a taste for satire, then this would be just an ideal read. . . " -- Tales from the Reading Room