{"product_id":"9781844085538-comforters","title":"The Comforters","description":"\u003cmeta content=\"text\/html; charset=utf-8\" http-equiv=\"Content-Type\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eMuriel Spark's stunning debut novel\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e'The greatest Scottish novelist of modern times.' Ian Rankin\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn this first novel by Muriel Spark - author of \u003ci\u003eThe Prime of Miss Jean Brodie - \u003c\/i\u003ethe only things that aren't ambiguous are Spark's matchless originality and glittering wit.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWith an introduction by Ali Smith.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCaroline Rose is plagued by the tapping of typewriter keys and the strange, detached narration of her every thought and action. She has an unusual problem - she realises she is in a novel. Her fellow characters are also possibly deluded: Laurence, her former lover, finds diamonds in a loaf of bread - could his elderly grandmother really be a smuggler? And Baron Stock, her bookseller friend, believes he is on the trail of England's leading Satanist.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'A master of malice and mayhem.' Michiko Kakutani, \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Brilliantly original and fascinating.' Evelyn Waugh\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'A light, clever, mirthful tour de force . It disrupts and charms its readers with its combination of wit, precision, intelligence and hilarity. As vibrant as ever, more than fifty years after its first appearance.' Ali Smith\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":40945373708385,"sku":"9781844085538","price":9.42,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0092\/7504\/8033\/files\/orig_27113284.jpg?v=1721504055","url":"https:\/\/www.rarewaves.com\/products\/9781844085538-comforters","provider":"Rarewaves.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}