Review
`Uproar is a lovely book, funny, clever, and a vivid reflection of the times. Beneath the entertaining surface, MacLeod had created a classic comic plot which takes the hero down through a broken marriage, a disintegrating career and a too-close acquaintance with the bottle, but emerges at the end into the sunlight. A story that is full of people like us, mostly at our worst, but sometimes at our best. I found it hugely satisfying.'
(Eric Wright )Product Description
J. T. McLaughlin is a Professor of Economics who appears blessed until his wife of twenty-four years suddenly ups and leaves him. J. T. becomes despondent. At this point Zinger, a high-school chum and journalist, bursts upon the scene. Amidst the machinations of academia, passionate encounters at Catholic spas, and slanderous accusations of sexist, racist and homophobic behaviour, MacLeod creates an exhilarating romp through the pressing issues of the day.
About the Author
Jack MacLeod was born in Regina, Saskatchewan in 1932. He received a BA and MA in Economics from the University of Saskatchewan before moving east to pursue a PhD in Political Science at the University of Toronto. He was a professor at the University of Toronto from 1959 to 1996, gradually shifting from academic writing and editing to the more difficult field of writing comic novels including Zinger and Me and Going Grand. MacLeod and his wife Cynthia Smith divide their time between Toronto and Bracebridge, Muskoka.
Jack MacLeod is currently professor emeritus in the Department of Political Science at the University of Toronto.
