{"product_id":"9780349019406-the-parasites","title":"The Parasites","description":"\u003cmeta content=\"text\/html; charset=utf-8\" http-equiv=\"Content-Type\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eA novel of the loyalties, betrayals and rivalries of a glittering theatrical family - and the secrets they hide. From the author of the bestselling novel \u003ci\u003eRebecca.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eFROM THE BESTSELLING AUTHOR OF \u003ci\u003eREBECCA\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Wickedly readable . every woman instinctively wants to read her'\u003ci\u003e NEW YORK TIM\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eES BOOK REVIEW\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'A tale of dramatic longings . unexpected and fun' MARGARET DRABBLE\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e***\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eIt was Charles who called us the parasites .\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eNo one would choose the Delaneys as their ideal guests. Vain Maria, capricious Niall and self-sacrificing Celia have grown up in the shadow of their famous parents, ferried around Europe from one performance to the next. But beneath the glittering surface of their own artistic careers, old loyalties, rivalries and secrets still bind the half-siblings together - at the expense of all outsiders.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA razor-sharp portrait of a family - and the world of the theatre - \u003ci\u003eThe Parasites\u003c\/i\u003e weaves together humour, poignancy and darkness in one of du Maurier's most personal novels.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'One of the last century's most original literary talents' \u003ci\u003eDAILY TELEGRAPH\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e' Somehow more personal than Daphne du Maurier's other novels' \u003ci\u003eKIRKUS REVIEWS\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":55125690089846,"sku":"9780349019406","price":10.95,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0092\/7504\/8033\/files\/orig_34585978_88b2591a-409a-4200-94e1-dcc5e37cd2ce.jpg?v=1748465730","url":"https:\/\/www.rarewaves.com\/products\/9780349019406-the-parasites","provider":"Rarewaves.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}