Drake has created a novel that blends the high comedy of early film stars--most notably chaplin and w.c. Fields--to raise questions of class, gender, economics, and prejudice. Resisting easy classification, this debut no...Drake has created a novel that blends the high comedy of early film stars--most notably chaplin and w.c. Fields--to raise questions of class, gender, economics, and prejudice. Resisting easy classification, this debut novel blends the bizarre, the humorous, and the gritty with great skill.