Fallis, Terry.

The best laid plans : a novel / Terry Fallis. - Toronto : McClelland & Stewart, c2007. - xix, 314 p.

"A Douglas Gibson Book." "Emblem"--P. [4] of cover.

"Here’s the set up: A burnt-out politcal aide quits just before an election - but is forced to run a hopeless campaign on the way out. He makes a deal with a crusty old Scot, Angus McLintock - an engineering professor who will do anything, anything, to avoid teaching English to engineers - to let his name stand in the election. No need to campaign, certain to lose, and so on. Then a great scandal blows away his opponent, and to their horror, Angus is elected. He decides to see what good an honest M.P. who doesn’t care about being re-elected can do in Parliament. The results are hilarious - and with chess, a hovercraft, and the love of a good woman thrown in, this very funny book has something for everyone."--pub. desc.

Stephen Leacock Award for Humour

ISBN: 0771047584 (pbk) 9780771047589 (tr. pbk) 9780595428724 (pbk)

Subjects--Topical Terms:
Speechwriters--Fiction.
College teachers--Fiction.
Political campaigns--Fiction.
Male friendship--Fiction.

Subjects--Geographic Terms:
Cumberland (Ont.)--Fiction.
Canada--Politics and government--20th century--Fiction.

Index Terms--Genre/Form:
Humorous fiction.
Political fiction.