Based on the beloved Radio 4 series BLEAK EXPECTATIONS recounts the remarkable adventures of young Pip Bin as he tries to make his way in a world made all horrible by the machinations of his cruel guardian Mr Gently Benevolent.

Grim circumstances mistaken identities nightmarish court-cases ridiculous names convenient coincidences to resolve plot problems over-sentimental death scenes and lots and lots of adjectives: Bleak Expectations is a novel like Charles Dickens might have written after far too much gin.

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