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Cityboy: Beer and Loathing in the Square Mile

by: Geraint Anderson

June 26, 2008
I began working in the City in 1987 and having spent long periods on the buy-side and sell-side, I found Geraint's work an extremely accurate reflection of working life, in particular the brittle financial machinery, hideous & hilarious manipulation on both sides, psychological conflicts and social shenanigans. It was interesting, funny and very well-written as it is the TRUE inner voice of a young City broker and was well-structured and well-characterised. In fact, I found Geraint's portrayal of the main character's painful conflict between his social conscience and darker side extremely convincing.

To those who haven't worked in the City, you would find City Boy entertaining, insightful and educational, particularly in the ... Read More: