by John Niven · Sonatine · tapa blanda · ISBN 9782355845048
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«Old School» is a black comedy novel by John Niven, published by Sonatine in paperback (411 pages, in French).
Susan and Julie, friends since childhood, are around sixty when the death of one's husband uncovers a double life and debts that threaten the house. Influenced by an octogenarian gangster, they rob a bank and flee across Europe, crossing paths with Interpol and the Russian mafia. A black comedy satire on friendship, old age, and the English middle class.
Novel originally published in English in 2014 under the title «The Sunshine Cruise Company»; French translation by Nathalie Peronny.
For readers of social satire and black comedy, particularly those seeking British-set thrillers.
John Niven is a Scottish autobiographer, novelist, playwright and screenwriter. His books include Kill Your Friends, The Amateurs, The Second Coming and O Brother.
