A Surrey State Of Affairs (2012) - Plot & Excerpts
Also, Mad Marvin the Magician, whom I’ve booked as the entertainment, insists that he can’t work without a two-liter bottle of Strongbow cider. Perhaps by some strange alchemy he turns it into something drinkable. FRIDAY, JULY 4 I tried to coax Sophie out on a shopping trip with the offer of a pretty dress for tomorrow’s party, but to no avail. Perhaps she is worried about the effect the recession is having on our finances and wishes to save us the expense. In any case, she spent the day lying on the lawn plugged into her iPod, smearing her pale skin with tanning oil. Worried that she would burn, I decided to execute what I think of as a “Reverse Ivan,” and subtly swapped her oil sprayer for SPF 50 while she was dozing. After an hour of gentle weeding (Randolph does a good job, but it pays to keep one’s hand in), I could almost feel my freckles coming out, so I retreated indoors to check Facebook, which gave me something of a shock. There were thirty-six “comments” on the wall for Sophie’s party, all from people I didn’t know, all lacking in the basic rudiments of grammar and courtesy.
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