I didn't really enjoy this book - it just seemed to repetative and after a while I found it boring.Back Cover Blub:Kerry has always drifted aimlessly through life. Rarely having plans of any kind, she gets drunk and things happen: sex, drugs, parties. At the age of 24 she decides all this must change. Dreaming of a new start, she leaves the grey skies of her Edinburgh home for the sun-baked promise of Australia.Soon broke, hungry and homeless, she joins a mismatched band of fellow travellers who make a living selling dodgy oil paintings door-to-door. They are young, beautiful, free of responsibility and determined to live life to excess as they travel across the country.But as things spiral out of control, Kerry relises that even changing your country, job and friends can't help you hide from who you are and what you're really looking for.
A really interesting read. Having seen Cameron's stand-up routine I was expecting similar but it is something of a departure from that. The book definitely gains momentum as the plot unravels, so rush the opening chapters if you can - for me the set-up was far too indulgent. Although most of the characters appear simply drawn I feel that is a deliberate and interesting choice, highlighting the fleeting nature of these people in the protagonists life and her somewhat uncaring attitude towards most of them for the majority of their time together. The plot itself unfolds interestingly slowly although there are predictable moments and lamentable co-incidences, alongside a few interesting, if far too momentary, red-herrings.
