{"product_id":"9781918737240-life-the-universe-goats","title":"Life, the Universe and Goats","description":"\u003cmeta content=\"text\/html; charset=utf-8\" http-equiv=\"Content-Type\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eA comic novel\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWelcome to the world's greatest comic novel byEsias Ryder, 'Life, The Universe \u0026amp; Goats', a political satire that takesthe wee-wee from Life's hardest themes - the Pain of Life, a Life of Pain, theMeaning of Life, the Universe, the Deleterious Effects of English Literature,Penal Privatisation, the Electrocution of Liberals, and forgetting MaryPoppins.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eLife's hardest themes - hardest sub-genus outthere: poetic comedy - and hardest tense - present.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e'So stiffen the sinews and the groins for a sorrytale of scandal, sexual depravity, betrayal and extreme money laundering -treacherous traits that elevate the English goat to the eyes of a wondrousworld.' \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eEngland rots under the dictatorship of ElPresidente Tony Blair. England's flagship privatised prison of Lower Springwoodrots a sinking ship under the governorship of Archibald Hornblower 'Gerbil'James.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eLodge' Ladies' Night in Chapter 3 is a tribute(viz Porterhouse Blue) to Tom Sharpe, after whom this novel is dedicated.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePopular phrases from poems and novels,Shakespeare, especially Hamlet, and from song lyrics, are assumed recognisableas not to warrant references.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rarewaves","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":58677890810230,"sku":"9781918737240","price":11.57,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0092\/7504\/8033\/files\/orig_43425261.jpg?v=1789594696","url":"https:\/\/www.rarewaves.com\/products\/9781918737240-life-the-universe-goats","provider":"Rarewaves.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}