A group of students head into a war zone, armed only with 'the power of theatre' in the first novel from the Emmy award-winning creator of Succession and Peep Show.

It's 1994 and a gang of good-hearted young people set off in a Ford Transit van armed with several sacks of rice and a half-written play. Their aim is to light a beacon of peace across the Balkans and, very probably, stop the war.

Andrew would love to stop the war. But what he'd also love to do - perhaps even more than stop the war - is sleep with Penny. Does Penny like him though? Or does she love Simon, Andrew's rival, an irritatingly authentic Geordie poet? Or Shannon, the fierce, inspiring American leader of the troupe? And how will this all play out in a war-zone where all the rules have been abandoned?

'Original, unabashed and irresistibly funny' Guardian

A group of well-intentioned students head into a war zone, armed only with 'the power of theatre' - the first novel from the BAFTA Award-winning writer of Peep Show and The Thick of It.

About the Author

Jesse Armstrong is the co-creator and writer of the BAFTA Award-winning Peep Show, as well as Fresh Meat, Bad Sugar, Babylon and, with Chris Morris, Four Lions. He was also co-writer of The Thick of It and the Oscar-nominated In the Loop, and wrote the Entire History of You for Charlie Brooker's Black Mirror.

Love, Sex and Other Foreign Policy Goals is his first novel.

Reviews
Within the first few sentences, Love, Sex & Other Foreign Policy Goals had me hooked...combines the best of sitcom-style drama with just the right amount of gravity... Armstrong's debut manages to be clever and fun while also retaining grittiness. I hope this is the first of many. -- Rachael Pells * Independent *
Armstrong at his comic best ... Armstrong's hilarious portrayal of flawed humanity wins it for me. -- Lucy Frith, 4 stars * Stylist *
Original, unabashed and irresistibly funny. -- Zoe Williams * Guardian *
Well-written and full of good gags. -- Sebastian Shakespeare * Tatler *
A truly comic novel. * Esquire *



Book Information
ISBN 9780099578741
Author Jesse Armstrong
Format Paperback
Page Count 384
Imprint Vintage
Publisher Vintage Publishing
Weight(grams) 266g
Dimensions(mm) 198mm * 129mm * 24mm