North London in the 21st century: a place where a son will adopt an old lady and take her home from hospital to impersonate his dear departed mother, rather than lose the council flat. A time of golden job opportunities, though you might have to dress up as a coffee bean. A place rich in language - whether it's Romanian, Ukrainian, Russian, Swahili or buxom housing officers talking managementese. The hilarious new novel from the bestselling author of "A Short History of Tractors in Ukranian".