A review by criminolly
And to my Nephew Albert I Leave the Island What I Won Off Fatty Hagan in a Poker Game... by David Forrest

funny lighthearted medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.0

This late 60s comic novel predates the M*A*S*H movie and TV show but not the novel that inspired them. I don’t know if that was an influence, but ‘And To My Nephew Albert…’ definitely has a similar mix of slightly saucy, booze-fuelled hijinks and political satire. In this case the story is about a young man who inherits a remote island and then finds it occupied by both US and Soviet troops. It’s VERY dated at times, but still an entertaining read - comical and intriguing with a great ending. 
David Forrest was the pseudonym of a pair of writers (David Eliades and Robert Forrest-Webb) who also wrote ‘The Great Dinosaur Robbery’ which was filmed by Disney as ‘One of Our Dinosaurs is Missing’.