Rubbish Book

(from the Sunday Telegraph review of September 1974)"Susan Barrett's  Rubbish (a dangerous title, that) is a jolly lark about a nicely complicated felony.  Tom, you see, university graduate turned dustman, doesn't want money but sardonically views robbery as 'the logical final stage in the material goose-chase'.  Executive Robert is struggling to keep his head above water in the floodtide of consumerism.  Film-star Dudley is swimming backwards into the clutches of the tax man.  The three get together to make a film at Dudley's place.  The scenario will involve a real party at which real guests will be relieved of real jewellery, the swag to be stashed in a dustbin and recovered by Tom on his rounds.  Everything goes wrong, of course, and equally predictably turns out for the best in the end.  Taking a few swipes at materialistic society on her way, Mrs Barrett contrives some marvellous muddles."Read More