The Portable Veblen

A laugh-out-loud love story with big ideas - and squirrels - that was shortlisted for the Bailey's Women's Prize for Fiction 2016.Can squirrels speak? Do snails scream? Will a young couple, newly engaged, make it to their wedding day? Will their dysfunctional families ruin everything? Will they be undone by the advances of a very sexy, very unscrupulous heiress to a pharmaceuticals corporation? Is getting married even a remotely reasonable idea in the twenty-first century? And what in the world is a 'Veblen' anyway?'Raw and weird and hilarious' - The Guardian'A touching, wildly funny and peculiarly elegant look at the travails of love of all kinds.' - The Sunday Express'Elizabeth McKenzie is clearly some sort of genius.' - Paul Murray'I can't remember a book I enjoyed more.' - Nina Stibbe'Seriously funny and extraordinarily well written.' - Jonathan Franzen, The Guardian Books of the Year