{"product_id":"9781914148231-house-of-marvellous-books","title":"The House of Marvellous Books","description":"\u003cmeta content=\"text\/html; charset=utf-8\" http-equiv=\"Content-Type\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe hilarious must-read satire of British publishing\u003cbr\u003eTucked away in a near-derelict library in the centre of London, The House of Marvellous Books is a publishing house on the brink of financial disaster. A young junior editor charts the descent of the House in his logbook as it lurches from one failure to the next. A laugh-out-loud ode to the publishing industry.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e'A hilarious and charming must-read for anyone who loves books' \u003c\/i\u003e—\u003ci\u003eRed \u003c\/i\u003eMagazine\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eTucked away in a near-derelict library in the centre of London, The House of Marvellous Books is a publishing house on the brink of financial disaster. With assistant Ursula asleep at her desk, head publisher Gerard going health and safety mad, and chief editor Drusilla focused on finding a supposedly priceless but famously missing manuscript, there is hardly anyone left to steer the ship.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eYoung Mortimer Blakeley-Smith, junior editor, charts the descent of the House in his logbook as it lurches from one failure to the next. Will mysterious Russian buyers, lurking in the wings, finally sink the ship? Or will Drusilla find the legendary Daybreak Manuscript and save the day?\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWith a host of quirky characters, \u003ci\u003eThe House of Marvellous Books\u003c\/i\u003e pokes fun at the British publishing industry in all its vain glory. But at its heart, lies the story of tenacity, friendship and a shared passion for marvellous books.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rarewaves","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":40803501834337,"sku":"9781914148231","price":7.7,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0092\/7504\/8033\/files\/stand_41158868.jpg?v=1778120263","url":"https:\/\/www.rarewaves.com\/products\/9781914148231-house-of-marvellous-books","provider":"Rarewaves.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}