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Divorcing Jack is the debut novel and first of the Dan Starkey series by Northern Irish author, Colin Bateman, released on 28 January 1995 through HarperCollins. The novel was recognised as one of the San Francisco Review of Books favourite "First books" of 1995–1996.
- 280 pp
- Colin Bateman
- 23 January 1995
Jan 1, 2001 · 3.80. 2,099 ratings127 reviews. Divorcing Jack is a 1998 satirical black comedy. The plot is set around the Northern Irish reporter Dan Starkey who gets entangled into a web of political intrigue and Irish sectarian violence, at the same time as Northern Ireland is set to elect a new Prime Minister.
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Sep 11, 1996 · In Colin Bateman's first novel, Divorcing Jack, a witty Belfast newspaper columnist named Dan Starkey gets drunk, falls in lust, and finds himself helplessly mired in trouble with his wife and the law.
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- Colin Bateman
Sep 18, 2013 · Divorcing Jack. Paperback – September 18, 2013. by Colin Bateman (Author) 4.1 86 ratings. See all formats and editions. Fast, funny, scary. A truly up-to-the-minute novel set in Belfast from a brilliant new writer. Now a major BBC/Scala film starring David Thewlis and Robert Lindsay.
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Oct 13, 2011 · The book that started it all, Bateman's first novel published in 1995. It introduced the world to the hapless, endlessly wily and witty Belfast journalist Dan Starkey. Dan shares with his wife...
4.2 80 ratings. See all formats and editions. Audiobook. £0.00 Free with your Audible trial. Paperback. £3.08 5 Used from £0.27 2 Collectible from £9.50. Fast, funny, scary. A truly up-to-the-minute novel set in Belfast from a brilliant new writer. Now a major BBC/Scala film starring David Thewlis and Robert Lindsay.
- Paperback
- Colin Bateman
In this explosive thriller set in "post-terrorist" Belfast, the old hatreds continue to fester and the politics remain deeply personal. Anyone, at any moment, may decide the war's not yet over.
