THE FULL RIDICULOUS

THE FULL RIDICULOUS is a first novel about a father and a husband who adores his wife and kids - but that can't stop his life crashing down around him.

THE FULL RIDICULOUS is a first novel about a father and a husband who adores his wife and kids - but that can't stop his life crashing down around him.

Michael O'Dell is hit by a car. When he doesn't die he is surprised and pleased. His wife Wendy and his teenage children are, of course, relieved.
But that is just the start of it.

Daughter Rosie punches out a vindictive schoolmate; son Declan is found with a stash of illicit drugs. A strange policeman starts harassing the family and ordinary mishaps take on a sinister desperation.

And Michael finds he can't concentrate, or control his anger and grief, or work out what to do about any of it. So what, really, is the point of him? And how can he get himself back together? It's the full ridiculous.

Mark Lamprell's entertaining rollercoaster of a novel examines the terrible truth: sometimes you can't pull yourself together until you've completely fallen apart.

Mark Lamprell is an award-winning film maker and screenwriter. His most recent movie Goddess is a box office hit in Australia and will be released internationally later this year (you can see the trailer here). THE FULL RIDICULOUS is his first novel.