Working It Out

Watch out Bridget Jones and Ally McBeal – Johnathan Burlip wants you to know his side of the story!

For Johnathan Burlip, solicitor and virtuoso shirt ironer, nothing is ever simple. Girlfriends, dysfunctional families, petulant bosses – all cause him grief and confusion. Marooned in modern London, Johnathan finds himself rudely ejected from the comfortable life of corporate lawyer, leaving him spinning out of control towards an undistinguished legal career in Finsbury Park, where the clientele and professional challenges are somewhat different. While he participates in a love story for our times, Johnathan is tormented on his journey by a chorus of politically correct parents, well-manicured mobsters, a bionic hamster and a cat with only one (curtailed) life.

About the author

Alex George is 28 years old, married and lives in London. He is a lawyer with Mishcon de Reya, who are actively supporting his career as a novelist, and in his spare time plays the saxaphone and writes restaurant and bar reviews for lawyers’ magazines.