FICTION

The Maintenance of Headway

by Magnus Mills
Bloomsbury USA. May 2015. 160p. ISBN 9781632860361. pap. $15; ebk. ISBN 9781632860378. F
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Fans of wry humor will enjoy this slim volume from McKitterick Prize-winning, Man Booker Prize short-listed author Mills (The Restraint of Beasts), which reveals the inner workings of public transportation from the perspective of one who knows: Mills is not just a seasoned novelist but a seasoned British bus driver. Atypical of the novel genre, this work plays out more like an entertaining essay or tongue-in-cheek exposition on the twists and turns of the public transportation system depended upon every day by an unknowing public. Gently chiding, Mills attempts to make sense of the inanities imposed by those charged with keeping the buses running in a timely manner.
VERDICT If calling this deceptively light reading seems a stretch, this delightful work is none the less amusing and informative, a rare ride well worth the fare.
Reviewed by Joyce Townsend, Pittsburg, CA , Apr 01, 2015
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