Both the Ladies & Gentlemen

excuse and stayed...' and so it was that William Donaldson, creator of HENRY ROOT, began his career as a London brothel-keeper-and met for the first time Emma Jane (once Miss Crampton, typist), Black Dolores and Big Elaine (a country girl at heart, who still thinks sex a trifle rude and has therefore decided that charging for it is the least morally confusing thing to do). Not to mention the constant flow of bankers, cabinet ministers and Hooray Henrys whose strange and sometimes endearing demands make every day a fount of wonder - and hilarity. 'One of the funniest books written for many a moon' Stephen Pile 'A minor classic of uncivilised bawdry' Kenneth Tynan 'In thoroughly bad taste but very funny indeed' Daily Telegraph 'The best book I've ever read' Richard Ingrams 'Hilarious and totally disgraceful' Sunday Times