Even a goldfish can dream of adventure?From his enviable view from a balcony on the 27th floor of an apartment block, Ian the Goldfish has frequent - if fleeting - desires for a more exciting life.

Even a goldfish can dream of adventure& From his enviable view from a balcony on the 27th floor of an apartment block Ian the Goldfish has frequent if fleeting desires for a more exciting life. Until one day a series of unfortunate events give him an opportunity to escape& Our story begins however with the human inhabitants of Ian's building. There is the handsome student his girlfriend and his mistress; an agoraphobic sex worker the invisible caretaker; the pregnant woman on bed rest; and the home-schooled boy Herman who thinks he can travel through time. And as Ian tumbles perilously downwards he will witness all their lives loves triumphs and disasters& A truly original philosophically joyful and charming novel with the unlikeliest of heroes. This is Tales of the City as seen by a goldfish.