{"product_id":"how-to-leave-the-house","title":"How To Leave The House","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003e The funniest, wildest and most original debut novel of 2024 \u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e''Uproarious, generous and witty'' \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e''What a debut'' Stephen Fry\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e''A wild and funny ride through modern life'' \u003ci\u003eFinancial Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e''Gobby, barbed and garrulous''  Eley Williams\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e''Truly original'' \u003ci\u003eNicola Dinan, author of Bellies\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e''Genuinely hilarious'' Keiran Goddard, author of \u003ci\u003eHourglass\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e''It''s impossible not to be charmed by this big-hearted story'' \u003ci\u003eBustle\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIt''s Natwest''s last day before he leaves for university, and there''s only one thing on his mind: the deeply embarrassing package he ordered to his house - which still hasn''t arrived. He won''t leave town without it. Any alternative is too distressing to consider ... \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e This is the story of twenty-four hours in the life of NATWEST, and his small-town odyssey in pursuit of the missing package. And yet it''s also the story of a MIDDLE-AGED DENTIST who dreams of being a respected artist - but the only thing he can seem to paint is the human mouth. And it''s the story of a TORTURED IMAM involved in a quasi-romantic entanglement with the local vicar; and an OCTOGENARIAN mourning the death of her secretive husband; and a TROUBLED TEENAGER whose nudes have leaked on the internet. It''s the story of Natwest''s obnoxious EX-BOYFRIEND, and his CLASS-TRAITOR MOTHER and \u003ci\u003eher\u003c\/i\u003e CHILDHOOD BOYFRIEND, and the life-changing secrets he knows about Natwest''s past. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Alternating between Natwest''s idiosyncratic inner world and the perspectives of the other characters - and dazzling in its energy, imagination and originality - this is an outrageously funny and tenderly moving story about being connected to everyone and everything at all times; about love, friendship, and the lies we tell ourselves; about unhappy endings, happy endings - and whether anything really is as simple as one or the other.","brand":"MediaPlace","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57195619549566,"sku":"NW9780349145631","price":14.65,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1379\/1261\/files\/9780349145631.jpg?v=1778544167","url":"https:\/\/mediaplace.com\/products\/how-to-leave-the-house","provider":"MediaPlace","version":"1.0","type":"link"}