Publisher's Synopsis
"A funny, startling but ultimately hopeful novel..." BOOKLIST Above the great city, Roy and Helen live inside a weary marriage. Three of their four children have long vanished into the sprawling metropolis beneath: Marcus the dotcom entrepreneur, Shona the shocking Britart princess, and Danny - the one nobody will talk about. The last child, Zack, itches to know more about his lost brother, and gets his chance when family life is abruptly blown apart. Roy is sacked on his fiftieth birthday, stages a protest in the office doorway and rapidly finds himself a homeless exile. It is Zack's turn to escape down the hill, while his mother Helen makes a bizarre decision of her own...