The Best A Man Can Get by John O’Farrell is a dark comic confessional that follows the double life of Michael Adams.
Escaping his children and mundane responsibilities, Michael tells his wife he has to work late or travel north when in reality, he is a few minutes away, sharing a flat with three other men in their late twenties. Here he spends his days lying in bed, playing computer games and occasionally doing a bit of work.
John O’Farrell’s hilarious eye for detail and sarcastic wit demonstrates why marriage, fatherhood, and maturity don’t always arrive on a synchronized schedule.