Louise Stevenson reviews Year of the Gherkin
Set in Cape Town, the main character is Jason Brydon - "Jase" to his friends. The downsides for Jason: he hates his job as a paint salesman almost as much as he hates his boss, his credit card is maxed out, his dad is an alcoholic and he doesn’t wish to talk about his sister. And to top it all off he is looking for the perfect woman to be at the side of the “Jasonator”. But all is not going as well as it should…