Charlie Mellon is a self-made man who doesn't always have the plans the right way up. What he does have is a heart of gold, a wife he loves, and one thousand left-foot Adidas trainers.However, "e;life has flicked a small stone of causation sliding down the hill of fate"e; for Charlie, and very soon, his house and even his wife could be swept away.To prevent this, all he needs to do is find 1,000 right-foot Adidas trainers, be in two places at once, and dodge the murderous intent of a builder who completely misunderstands Charlie s complicated relationship with the man s wife.That can t be too difficult, can it?The Three Wives of Charlie Mellon is the story of one man s determined and sometimes hilarious attempt to keep his life from falling apart.