The other side is the world inhabited by the rich and famous, or maybe simply the wealthy , as seen by those who struggle to make their pennies last to the 20th of the month .
In the Martin
Amis novel London Fields , the small time crook and aspiring dart champion Keith Talent
imagines himself propelled into the
glitzy world of celebrity TV shows with a dream girl at his side:
".. he saw himself.. on a
lounger , frowning over a balance-sheet by a personal
plunge pool, and Nicola walking past in bikini and high heels, bringing him a drink..or on a patio outside
Palermo: glass table and candles .
Redeemed , and free from sorrow .
On the other side.