{"product_id":"odyssey-24","title":"Odyssey","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eFrom the prize-winning author of \u003ci\u003eSupper Club\u003c\/i\u003e comes a wickedly funny and slyly poignant new satire on modern life - for fans of \u003ci\u003eMy Year of Rest and Relaxation, Convenience Store Woman, \u003c\/i\u003eand J. G. Ballard''s \u003ci\u003eHigh Rise\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e''This book is a serious vibe'' \u003ci\u003eCosmopolitan\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e''Lara Williams is the queen of smart modern satire. I could read her all day'' Emma Jane Unsworth\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMeet Ingrid. She works on a gargantuan luxury cruise liner, where she spends her days reorganizing the merchandise and waiting for long-term guests to drop dead in the changing rooms. On her days off, she disembarks from the ship and gets blind drunk on whatever the local alcohol is. It''s not a bad life. And it distracts her from thinking about the other life she left behind five years ago.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eUntil one day she is selected for the employee mentorship scheme - an initiative run by the ship''s mysterious captain and self-anointed lifestyle guru, Keith, who pushes Ingrid further than she thought possible. But sooner or later, she will have to ask herself: how far is too far?\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eUtterly original, mischievous and thought-provoking, \u003ci\u003eThe Odyssey\u003c\/i\u003e is a merciless takedown of consumer capitalism and our anxious, ill-fated quests for something to believe in. And as its title suggests, it is a voyage that will eventually lead its unlikely heroine all the way home. Though she''d do almost anything to avoid getting there...\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"MediaPlace","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57312464109950,"sku":"NW9780241991657","price":9.65,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1379\/1261\/files\/9780241991657.jpg?v=1778514836","url":"https:\/\/mediaplace.com\/products\/odyssey-24","provider":"MediaPlace","version":"1.0","type":"link"}