From the beginning, Oliver Walzel is a natural - at ping-pong; he can chop, flick and half-volley like a champion. At sex he is not a natural, but with tuition his game improves. This is the story of coming-of-age in 1950s Manchester.
Awards
Winner of HH Wingate/Jewish Quarterly Literary Prize 2000. Shortlisted for WH Smith Literary Prize 2000 and WH Smith Annual Literary Award 2000.
