CLASSIC CONTEMPORARY FICTION

Over breakfast this morning, Wilson slid a copy of his latest novel across the table to me, then he and Antony stared at me expectantly.

I picked it up and read the title: One Flew Over The Ant's Nest.

W briefly outlined the plot to me:

• The story takes place in a psychiatric hospital where a handsome young ant – McWilson – battles with the evil Head Nurse – Nurse Widget –  in an effort to make the patients' lives more pleasant, because he has realised that the Psychiatric Hospital is turning sane people insane, rather than the other way round.
• Later McWilson and the other patients go out fishing on a stolen boat, then have a big party at the hospital.
• Nurse Widget finds out about the party and has to take some time off.
• Finally one of the other inmates – Queen Brompton – kills McWilson with a pillow to put him out of his misery, and then escapes.