Premise
The basis of the story is that Jimmy Rabbitte Sr. has been laid off from his job and has no money. His friend, Brendan "Bimbo" Reeves, also is laid off and receives a redundancy cheque. With this cheque, the two friends decide to purchase a 'chipper' (fish and chips van). Jimmy and Bimbo's friendship becomes strained, because Jimmy starts to believe that Bimbo and his wife Maggie are planning the work behind his back. The story continues themes found in the other two novels of ''The Barrytown Trilogy'' and focuses on the elder Jimmy Rabbitte and his efforts at going into business with friends.Film adaptation
References
1991 Irish novels Novels by Roddy Doyle Sequel novels Novels set in Dublin (city) Irish novels adapted into films Secker & Warburg books Novels set in the 1980s Novels set in the 1990s {{1990s-novel-stub