In the medieval world of contemporary law firms John Botts is a vassal whose lord and mentor has moved on leaving him at the mercy of the Managing Partner of Biggins, Tostick & Thomas, LLP. Proust's Macaroon is the story of John's struggle to save his job and his romance with Ellen Miller, a more senior associate whose past comes as a surprise.Other characters are Charlie, a former fast-track associate now recycled as the firm's Administrator; Ernie, a brilliant but unstable casualty who's threatening to take revenge on the Managing Partner; not to forget Speedball, the homing pigeon, and Giorgio, the fortuitously adopted white rat.A timely, fast-moving glimpse of timeless machinations behind the Bar.