Fishbowl

<p><b><i>Even a goldfish can dream of adventure…<br></i></b><br>From his enviable view from a balcony on the 27th floor of an apartment block, Ian the Goldfish has frequent – if fleeting – desires for a more exciting life. Until one day, a series of unfortunate events give him an opportunity to escape…<br><br>Our story begins, however, with the human inhabitants of Ian’s building. There is the handsome student, his girlfriend, and his mistress; an agoraphobic sex worker, the invisible caretaker; the pregnant woman on bed rest; and the home-schooled boy, Herman, who thinks he can travel through time. <br><br>And as Ian tumbles perilously downwards, he will witness all their lives, loves, triumphs and disasters…<br><br><b>A truly original, philosophically joyful and charming novel with the unlikeliest of heroes. This is <i>Tales of the City</i> as seen by a goldfish.</b></p>