COUNTING ON ARTHUR

by Roger Osborne

There is nothing outwardly unusual about NBG Ltd - just another company going through hard times. But at its rotten core sits Arthur, an accountant with a soul, and, so he thinks, an intimate knowledge of the life of the office. But while Arthur patiently struggles in to work, keeps the firm's books in order and desperately tries to seduce a succession of reluctant female colleagues, everything around him is decending into chaos and confusion. Evans, the upper-crust chairman, is retreating into a world of bizarre executive toys. Stan, the aged post-boy, is turning into a lycra-clad mountain-biker. Brian, Arthur's boss is spinning off into the outer realms of ebullient uselessness, and Gavin Lightwater, Head of Design, sits by his mobile phone which never rings.

171 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1, 1995

About the author

Roger Osborne was a publisher of scientific, medical and technical books before becoming a full-time writer. He is the author of The Floating Egg and The Deprat Affair.