{"product_id":"9781035028474-final-hours-of-muriel-hinchcliffe-mbe","title":"The Final Hours of Muriel Hinchcliffe","description":"\u003cmeta content=\"text\/html; charset=utf-8\" http-equiv=\"Content-Type\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cb\u003eYou may know how this story is going to end, but you’ll never guess what happens . \u003c\/b\u003eA darkly comic novel about two old friends, a lifelong (toxic) friendship, and the very fine line between love and hate.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e‘Outrageously readable’ \u003cb\u003e– \u003ci\u003eDaily Mail\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e‘Beautifully written, dark, twisted and often funny’ \u003cb\u003e– Charlotte Levin\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e‘Dark and twisted, comic and toxic. I loved it!’ \u003cb\u003e– Jenny Colgan\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e‘A witty exploration of humanity’ \u003cb\u003e– \u003ci\u003ePeople's Friend\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eRuth and Muriel are best friends. And often, worst enemies.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eInseparable since they were little, Ruth and Muriel have shared everything.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eNow in their seventies, fate has left them living together in a North London home, with Ruth caring for Muriel in her deteriorating health. They play Scrabble, argue and make up, and pass the days in monotony.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eUntil one afternoon, when Muriel makes an unexpected and sinister announcement:\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e‘In exactly seventy-two hours, I am going to die’\u003c\/b\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe end might be in sight for Muriel, but that’s just the beginning of this story. Because these two old friends have seventy-six years of history between them – and more than one shocking secret .\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eA darkly comic novel about a lifelong (toxic) friendship and the very fine line between love and hate, \u003ci\u003eThe Final Hours of Muriel Hinchcliffe\u003c\/i\u003e by Claire Parkin is perfect for fans of Joanna Cannon, Charlotte Levin and Jennie Godfrey.\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":41601031864417,"sku":"9781035028474","price":8.09,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0092\/7504\/8033\/files\/orig_40030440_f1a388c6-be2e-4de4-a013-656147cf4ec4.jpg?v=1771484614","url":"https:\/\/www.rarewaves.com\/products\/9781035028474-final-hours-of-muriel-hinchcliffe-mbe","provider":"Rarewaves.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}