{"product_id":"model-actress-whatever","title":"Model Actress Whatever By Newman, Kim","description":"\u003cb\u003eFrom the acclaimed critic and award-winning author of \u003ci\u003eAnno Dracula \u003c\/i\u003ecomes a bitingly satirical story of superheroism, soap opera and alternative reality -- for readers of Austin Grossman’s \u003ci\u003eSoon I Will Be Invincible\u003c\/i\u003e and George R.R. Martin’s \u003ci\u003eWild Cards.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWhen Chrissie Chambers (model actress whatever) discovers her soap opera character is about to be killed off, she finally stops dieting and discovers hitherto untapped supernatural abilities. Meanwhile, Chrissie’s aunt - former national heroine Lady Shade - goes missing. Afraid for Jasmine’s safety and itching to costume-up, Chrissie and her ghost-possessed best friend Loulee break into Devil’s Dyke, the asylum where Jasmine works as a therapist with the most dangerous cutthroats (supervillains) in Britain… only to find the inmates have taken over…  Chrissie debuts successfully as a cloak (superheroine), but who will become the arch-nemesis of Lady Shade II?\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn Chrissie’s timeline, the Beatles didn’t split up and recorded a hallucinodelic album in 1972 – \u003ci\u003eNever Mind \u003c\/i\u003e(strictly, \u003ci\u003eNever Mind the Beatles\u003c\/i\u003e) – which literally changed the world. Set in an alternative 2020s London, this hugely entertaining, darkly humorous superhero tale is packed with Newman’s trademark wit, and comes with wickedly sharp edges.","brand":"MediaPlace","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57586887426430,"sku":"NW9781803366678","price":10.63,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1379\/1261\/files\/9781803366678.jpg?v=1783141676","url":"https:\/\/mediaplace.com\/products\/model-actress-whatever","provider":"MediaPlace","version":"1.0","type":"link"}