A gripping and beautifully observed novel of power, corruption and innocence, Please Do Not Disturb is the funny, disturbing and deeply affecting new book by the author of Terms & Conditions
Robert Glancy was born in Zambia and raised in Malawi. At fourteen he moved from Africa to Edinburgh then went on to study history at Cambridge. His first novel, Terms & Conditions, was published by Bloomsbury in 2014 to critical acclaim. He has recently been awarded the Grimshaw Sargeson Fellowship in New Zealand, where he currently lives with his wife and children.
This tale of a lawyer losing his grip on reality is original, very
funny and very poignant. Read it!
*Paul Torday, author of Salmon Fishing in the Yemen on Terms &
Conditions*
It’s wonderful. Funny, poignant, simple and profound – it’s the
kind of book I absolutely love. And it has the best ending I’ve
read in a very long time
*Gavin Extence, author of The Universe Versus Alex Woods on Terms &
Conditions*
This great debut feels fresh and playful, and exceptionally
readable (footnotes have never been so addictive). It also has
stuff to say about life, too, and the importance of seeing the big
picture – and the small print. Every book seems to have "funny and
life-affirming" written on it but this one actually is
*Matt Haig, author of The Humans*
A deliciously cynical story
*Independent on Sunday on Terms & Conditions*
Hilarious
*Sun on Terms & Conditions*
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