{"product_id":"9781408749203-the-glorious-dead","title":"The Glorious Dead","description":"\u003cmeta content=\"text\/html; charset=utf-8\" http-equiv=\"Content-Type\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eDarkly humorous and riveting new novel from bestselling author\u003cbr\u003eGay \u003ci\u003eRebecca \u003c\/i\u003emeets \u003ci\u003eThe Talented Mr Ripley\u003c\/i\u003e via \u003ci\u003eNotes on a Scandal \u003c\/i\u003ein the latest novel from bestselling author, Justin Myers.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e'TWISTY AND WITTY' Adam Kay\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'ONE OF THE MOST EXCITING WRITERS AROUND' Mhairi McFarlane\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'DELICIOUSLY DARK' Bobby Palmer\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLaurie Blount, \u003ci\u003eenfant terrible\u003c\/i\u003e of the West End, the voice of a generation, a shining star. Also: dead.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eVery, \u003ci\u003every\u003c\/i\u003e dead.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eKilled in a car crash in the middle of the night, Laurie exited this world the way he lived his life - dramatically and dangerously.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eLaurie's husband Jo and best friend Vivi must step out from grief's shadow and face life without him. Until rumours of an unpublished memoir begin to circulate. Waspish and wicked, these confessions reveal a side to Laurie nobody really knew . or would admit to knowing. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eJo and Vivi are about to discover that comedy and tragedy are the same mistakes, made under different lighting. If they are ever to find peace in the future, they will need to lift the curtain on Laurie's past - as well as their own.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCan a dead man shatter your life, one chapter at a time?\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Witty and devastatingly astute . Myers writes his characters masterfully' \u003c\/b\u003eLaura Kay, author of \u003ci\u003eWild Things\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Defied my expectations in all the best ways' \u003c\/b\u003eLouise Hare, author of \u003ci\u003eHarlem After Midnight\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'You'll wish Laurie Blount was your friend. Until you very much don't' \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCarl Anka, author and journalist\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rarewaves","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56585142174070,"sku":"9781408749203","price":9.42,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0092\/7504\/8033\/files\/stand_40638164.jpg?v=1775729166","url":"https:\/\/www.rarewaves.com\/products\/9781408749203-the-glorious-dead","provider":"Rarewaves.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}