The Ministry of Manners

Description Share Post The Ministry of Manners David Solomons (Piccadilly Press) Isn’t life better for everyone with complete calm and courtesy? Without the mess of pets? Without any loud noises, surprises or exclamations? Perfect grammar, socks up, hair tidy and regular bedtimes? After all, aren’t courtesy coins the best reward of all, recognising acceptance and contentment? Except, what if you want more? Margot Hawthorne wants more. She longs to question, laugh, shout ‘fiddlesticks’ and walk off the path. However, it seems she’s being watched by the Custodians, and rather more than everyone else. It seems this place, this time, is one of ears and eyes everywhere, including at home. Thereafter, what if Margot goes a little further? To the extreme that she’s captured and disappears. How will this provoke Alfie, her brother, into action? Then again, what will his investigation into Margot’s disappearance and The Ministry of Manners reveal? The brooding threat, the shock of the certainty of this setting, are galling. Like The Book of Stolen Dreams, The Ministry of Manners is a novel of a dystopian possibility with nods toward classic works, like 1984. David Solomons proves anew his ability to grab readers’ attention and hold it, to intrigue and inform. Bookwagon recommends The Ministry of Manners highly to our readers.