{"product_id":"9781474620123-last-resort","title":"Last Resort","description":"\u003cmeta content=\"text\/html; charset=utf-8\" http-equiv=\"Content-Type\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eA New York Times Editor’s Pick\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eWhen a bestseller-to-be cuts too close to reality, its author must make a Faustian bargain.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA thrilling story of fame, fortune, and impossible choices.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eNamed a Best Book of 2022 by the \u003ci\u003eNew Yorker\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eNamed a Top 10 Book of the Year by \u003ci\u003eSlate\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eNamed a Best Book of the Year by \u003ci\u003eVulture\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eA \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e Editors' Choice\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eShortlisted for the Bollinger Everyman Wodehouse Prize for Comic Fiction\u003c\/b\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Talent is rare, which is why I let out a big yippee reading Andrew Lipstein's \u003ci\u003eLast Resort\u003c\/i\u003e. Excellent'\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eTHE TIMES\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'You won't read a more brilliantly executed literary romp this year'\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eGUARDIAN\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e 'A funny, fast-paced  literary satire'\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003eDAILY TELEGRAPH\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Incredibly entertaining'\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eNEW YORK TIMES,\u003c\/i\u003e Editor's Choice\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Wicked fun. A deliciously absurd comedy'\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eWASHINGTON POST\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'If \u003ci\u003eLess \u003c\/i\u003eby Andrew Sean Greer left a hole in your life, good news: \u003ci\u003eLast Resort\u003c\/i\u003e will fill it'\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eMEG MASON\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Caleb Horowitz is exactly the kind of character I love to  hate'\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCLAIRE FULLER\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'A rare accomplishment'\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eRUMAAN ALAM\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Wickedly funny: I loved it'\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePATRICK GALE\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Superbly written, darkly funny and gripping from the first page. I absolutely loved it'\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eEMMA STONEX\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCaleb Horowitz is twenty-seven, and his wildest dreams are about to come true. His manuscript has caught the attention of \u003ci\u003ethe\u003c\/i\u003e literary agent, who offers him fame, fortune and a taste of the literary life. He can't wait for his book to be shopped around to every editor in New York, except one: Avi Dietsch, a college rival and the novel's 'inspiration.'\u003cbr\u003eWhen Avi gets his hands on the manuscript, he sees nothing but theft - and opportunity. And so Caleb is forced to make a Faustian bargain, one that tests his theories of success, ambition and the limits of art.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rarewaves","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":40771305242721,"sku":"9781474620123","price":8.37,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0092\/7504\/8033\/files\/orig_28114557.jpg?v=1722325220","url":"https:\/\/www.rarewaves.com\/products\/9781474620123-last-resort","provider":"Rarewaves.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}