Narrated by Michael (a former Morse-code operator) and Stevie (recently widowed), IInside the Whale/I links the lives of two eccentric families as the twentieth century unfolds. Michael and Stevie look back to their love affair in 1940s London, Michael's time as a keeper of military pigeons in Africa, and what happens to both of them when Michael fails to return. IInside the Whale/I is the bee's knees: a sharp and funny novel that will appeal to men and women, and across generations. Life's mistakes needn't always end up as tragedy but watch out! In Jennie Rooney's tragicomic world, one should always keep a hankie ready, just in case
