A review by rosseroo
Throwing the House Out of the Window by Ben Richards

4.0

Fans of Nick Hornby and James Hawes will find a familiar hero in Jamie, a early-30s Londoner, dumped in the first chapter by a long time girlfriend. The book covers his attempts to pick up the pieces of his life, try new partners, and deal with a nasty situation at work He is a housing officer for a council housing estate, and he's the one who has to to resolve the threats to and harassment of a Pakistani family by local thugish youngsters. Plenty of snappy dialogue, and the threat of violence keeps the pages turning, as do interesting characters like Jamie's Scottish best friend and the intriguing Chilean visitor Ana Maria. If you like High Fidelity, About A Boy, or A White Merc With Fins, you'll like this.