# Please help me identify a (recent) novel

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**Created:** [June 5, 2005, 7:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/please-help-me-identify-a-recent-novel/307031 "2005-06-05T19:44:45Z")\
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**Author:** ![istara](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/e79b87/32.png) [@istara](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/istara)\
**Post date:** [June 5, 2005, 7:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/please-help-me-identify-a-recent-novel/307031/1 "2005-06-05T19:44:45Z")

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I read at least two reviews for this book a fews months ago, always meant to buy it, but then forgot. Now I can’t remember the title or the author.

I do remember that it was a comedy/humourous novel. The rough plot outline was some guy discovering a lost tribe of Brits in a jungle somewhere, who were still effectively living in the 1950s. He becomes their leader, goes back the UK, and becomes prime minister (I think. I suppose there is a chance I am muddling up two different books, but I hope not).

Does this ring any bells for any (most probably UK) SDMB members?

Many thanks in advance!

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**Author:** ![delphica](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e9a140/32.png) [@delphica](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/delphica)\
**Post date:** [June 5, 2005, 8:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/please-help-me-identify-a-recent-novel/307031/2 "2005-06-05T20:39:27Z")

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Could it be [Speak for England](http://books.guardian.co.uk/reviews/generalfiction/0,6121,1385328,00.html) ? I don’t _think_ it’s available in the US yet.

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**Author:** ![delphica](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e9a140/32.png) [@delphica](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/delphica)\
**Post date:** [June 5, 2005, 8:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/please-help-me-identify-a-recent-novel/307031/3 "2005-06-05T20:40:33Z")

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And :smack: you’re not IN the US. But you know what I mean.

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**Author:** ![istara](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/e79b87/32.png) [@istara](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/istara)\
**Post date:** [June 6, 2005, 7:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/please-help-me-identify-a-recent-novel/307031/4 "2005-06-06T19:31:18Z")

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Oh you complete and utter brilliant angel!!! That is the very book! How on earth did you find it?