{"product_id":"9780099565680-lionel-asbo","title":"Lionel Asbo","description":"\u003cmeta content=\"text\/html; charset=utf-8\" http-equiv=\"Content-Type\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eState of England\u003cbr\u003eMeanwhile, Des desires nothing more than books, a girl to love and to steer clear Uncle Li’s psychotic pitbulls, Joe and Jeff. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e‘One of Amis's funniest novels’ \u003ci\u003eNew Yorker\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e‘A book that looks at us, laughs at us, looks at us harder, closer, and laughs at us harder and still more savagely’ \u003ci\u003eObserver\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eLionel Asbo has just won £139,999,999.50 on the Lottery. \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA horribly violent, but horribly unsuccessful criminal, Lionel’s attentions up to now have all been on his nephew, Desmond Pepperdine. He showers him with fatherly advice (‘carry a knife’) and introduces Des to the joys of internet porn. Meanwhile, Des desires nothing more than books, a girl to love and to steer clear Uncle Li’s psychotic pitbulls, Joe and Jeff. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBut Lionel’s winnings are not necessarily all good news. For Des has a secret, and its discovery could unleash his uncle’s implacable vengeance. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e‘One of Amis's funniest novels’ \u003ci\u003eNew Yorker\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e‘A book that looks at us, laughs at us, looks at us harder, closer, and laughs at us harder and still more savagely’ \u003ci\u003eObserver\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rarewaves","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56449632305526,"sku":"9780099565680","price":4.29,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0092\/7504\/8033\/files\/orig_32397577.jpg?v=1760446235","url":"https:\/\/www.rarewaves.com\/products\/9780099565680-lionel-asbo","provider":"Rarewaves.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}