Writer Peter toasts satirical success

AFORMER energy analyst from Southport has written his debut novel – and it is a huge success. Peter Rauth, 50, has written a political satire, The Day I Stopped Worrying And Learned To Love Berkeley Hunt, which has been met with multiple five-star reviews.

The book has also stormed into Amazon’s highlycompetitive satire charts.

But the 50-yearold writer has yet to win over his wife, Pamela.

He said: “I gave The Day I Stopped Worrying And Learned To Love Berkeley Hunt to four people to read before it was published.

“Three of them liked it and one didn’t – that was Pamela. She hates the book.

“The Day I Stopped d Worrying And Learned To Love Berkeley Hunt is based on my experiences.

“As an analyst I have had experience of dealing with civil servants, politicians, lawyers, accountants and senior investment bankers and so chose to satirise my experiences in dealing with them.

“Good satire, in my humble opinion, requires there to be an element of truth in the writing, and indeed, speculating on things one suspects to be true.”

The book highlights “the corruption, lies and ineptitude of the politicians wielding power”, as well as the “greed of vested interests” who hold sway over them. Peter admits he prefers to write under the influence of drink.

He added: “I can write anytime and anywhere, but preferably when I’m drunk.

“My greatest achievement has been learning to write as well when I’m sober.”

Since the release of the book, it has received very positive reviews from readers.

Claire HightonStevenson, author of romanctic novels, described Peter’s first book as “satire at its best”.

She added: “Witty and entertaining... if political satire is your bag, this will certainly be worth a read.”

As a result of the positive response received, Peter is considering writing a sequel.