{"product_id":"9780857305640-connecticut","title":"Connecticut","description":"\u003cmeta content=\"text\/html; charset=utf-8\" http-equiv=\"Content-Type\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe third novel in David Thomson's series inspired by movie genres - an enchanting yet haunting celebration of screwball romantic comedies.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe third novel in David Thomson's series inspired by movie genres - an enchanting yet haunting celebration of screwball romantic comedies.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIn 1985, with the acclaimed \u003cem\u003eSuspects\u003c\/em\u003e, and then in 1990 with the exhilarating \u003cem\u003eSilver Light\u003c\/em\u003e, David Thomson delivered unprecedented fictions in which the characters were figures from film noir and the Western. Now a trilogy is completed with \u003cem\u003eConnecticut\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWhy \u003cem\u003eConnecticut\u003c\/em\u003e? Because that lovely, liberal state has been set aside as the resting place for every disturbed person in the nation! At first, this seems like an opportunity for meeting up with the merry ghosts of Cary Grant, Katharine Hepburn, Carole Lombard, William Powell and Margaret Sullavan. We get glimpses of \u003cem\u003eBringing Up Baby\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eMy Man Godfrey\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eThe Lady\u003c\/em\u003e \u003cem\u003eEve.\u003c\/em\u003e But then the wild comedy darkens as we realize that \u003cem\u003eConnecticut\u003c\/em\u003e itself is on the edge of a demented and cruel war that challenges all its inmates to keep seeing the comic side of mishap and madness.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe trilogy is revealed not just as a set of dazzling stories. But a commentary on how far we have all been steered towards delightful but dangerous fantasies by the movies. Aren't we all screwball now? Is \u003cem\u003eConnecticut\u003c\/em\u003e safe to visit?\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rarewaves","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":40882479071329,"sku":"9780857305640","price":8.1,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0092\/7504\/8033\/files\/orig_27713454.jpg?v=1722001327","url":"https:\/\/www.rarewaves.com\/products\/9780857305640-connecticut","provider":"Rarewaves.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}