The Reluctant Manager

<p><strong style=background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1); color: rgba(29 31 37 1)>Edward Holdsworth only ever wanted a peaceful existence as a language teacher.</strong><span style=background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1); color: rgba(29 31 37 1)> Yet when a crisis forces him to become manager of a quirky language school in the little Gulf state of Khajal his comfortable life is turned upside down. Suddenly faced with half-baked teachers arrogant landlords baffling local laws and a dubious boss in London Edward realises he's landed in a whirlwind of chaos he never expected-or wanted.</span></p><p><span style=background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1); color: rgba(29 31 37 1)>Set mostly in the 1970s this witty and warmly told tale follows Edward's reluctant step into authority where every solution seems to spark a fresh dilemma. From brushes with the police to last-minute escapes from financial ruin Edward's misadventures paint a colourful portrait of a rapidly changing Khajal both then and now.</span></p><p><span style=background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1); color: rgba(29 31 37 1)>In a world caught between tradition and modernisation can a mild-mannered teacher navigate the perils of management-or are all of his worst nightmares about to come true?</span></p><p></p>