{"product_id":"9780241967775-the-terrible-privacy-of-maxwell-sim","title":"The Terrible Privacy Of Maxwell Sim","description":"\u003cmeta content=\"text\/html; charset=utf-8\" http-equiv=\"Content-Type\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eMaxwell Sim seems to have hit rock bottom: separated from his wife and daughter, estranged from his father, and with no one to confide in even though he has 74 friends on Facebook. He's not even sure whether he's got a job until suddenly a strange business proposition comes his way which involves a long journey to the Shetland Isles.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Witty, unexpected and curiously unsettling. Coe carries it off with empathy, comedy and a ventriloquist's ear for idiom' \u003ci\u003eLITERARY REVIEW\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Clever, engaging, spring-loaded with mysteries and surprises' \u003ci\u003eTIME OUT\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Masterly, highly engaging. Coe's eye for the details of contemporary life remains as sharp as ever' \u003ci\u003eDAILY MAIL\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMaxwell Sim could be any of us. He could be you.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHe's about to have a mid-life crisis (though eh doesn't know it yet). He'll be found in his car in the north of Scotland, half-naked and alone, suffering hypothermia, with a couple of empty whisky bottles and a boot full of toothbrushes.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIt's a far cry from a restaurant in Sydney, where his story starts.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBut then Maxwell Sim has, unknowingly, got a long way to go. If he knew now about his lonely journey to the Shetland Isles, or the truth about his father and the folded photograph, or the mystery of Poppy and her peculiar job, or even about Emma's lovely, fading voice, then perhaps he's stay where he was - hiding from destiny.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBut Max knows none of it. And nor do you - at least not yet.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eEqual parts funny and moving,\u003ci\u003e The Terrible Privacy of Maxwell Sim\u003c\/i\u003e will be cherished by readers everywhere, from fans of David Nicholls to Will Self.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e***\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWritten with his signature wit, Jonathan Coe's unmissable new novel, \u003ci\u003eThe Proof of My Innocence\u003c\/i\u003e, is available to order now!\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":40944621355105,"sku":"9780241967775","price":9.26,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0092\/7504\/8033\/files\/orig_41501182_4bd35604-9bb0-433d-ba2e-7a3c6b0b463e.jpg?v=1780539644","url":"https:\/\/www.rarewaves.com\/products\/9780241967775-the-terrible-privacy-of-maxwell-sim","provider":"Rarewaves.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}