Pommy Bastard!

In this comic novel, Archibald Winston Spinks sails away from his home in the UK to engage in youthful escapades around the world, thanks to his new job as an entertainer on the cruise ship SS Kionis. Wholeheartedly embracing life at sea, young Archie drinks at every port, samples myriad illicit substances, and makes the most of the attention he receives from the all-too-willing female passengers. An irresistible character, Archie gets out of every scrape and never worries when trouble looms, quite unlike the middle-aged Archie, who appears in several fast-forwards, obviously yearning to leave the corporate rat race and fly by the seat of his pants again.