{"product_id":"editors-wife","title":"Editors Wife","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e''So charming'' Marian Keyes\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cu\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFrom the highly-acclaimed author of SMALL PLEASURES - \u003c\/u\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cu\u003ewinner of the 2022 British Book Awards Page-Turner\u003c\/u\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWhen aspiring novelist Christopher Flinders drops out of university to write his masterpiece (in between shifts as a fish delivery man and builder''s mate), his family is sceptical.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e But when he is taken up by the London editor Owen Goddard and his charming wife Diana it seems success is just around the corner. Christopher''s life has so far been rather short of charm - growing up in an unlovely suburb, with unambitious parents and a semi-vagrant brother - and he is captivated by his generous and cultured mentors.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e However, on the brink of realising his dream, Christopher makes a desperate misjudgement which results in disaster for all involved. Shattered, he withdraws from London and buries himself in rural Yorkshire, embracing a career and a private life marked by mediocrity.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Twenty years on, a young academic researching into Owen Goddard seeks him out, and Christopher is forced to exhume his past, setting him on a path to a life-changing discovery.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePraise for Clare Chambers:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e''Thoroughly enjoyable and very clever''\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e Sunday Express\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e''Effortless to read, but every sentence lingers in the mind'' \u003cb\u003eLissa Evans on \u003ci\u003eSmall Pleasures\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e''Beautifully observed and achingly funny''\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e Woman \u0026amp; Home\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e ''Chambers'' eye for undemonstrative details achieves a Larkin-esque lucidity'' \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eGuardian \u003c\/i\u003eon\u003ci\u003e Small Pleasures\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e ''Reminds us of the rare pleasure that an intelligent tale with a happy ending brings'' \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Sunday Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"MediaPlace","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57310242570622,"sku":"NW9780099469322","price":10.49,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1379\/1261\/files\/9780099469322.jpg?v=1778235753","url":"https:\/\/mediaplace.com\/products\/editors-wife","provider":"MediaPlace","version":"1.0","type":"link"}