{"product_id":"sour-grapes-9781785633058","title":"Sour Grapes","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e'Hilarious. I laughed like a banshee'\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDavid Sexton, Sunday Times\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhen the sleepy English village of Green Bottom hosts its first literary festival, the good, the bad and the ugly of the book world descend upon its leafy lanes.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBut the villagers are not prepared for the peculiar habits, petty rivalries and unspeakable desires of the authors. And they are certainly not equipped to deal with Wilberforce Selfram, the ghoul-faced, ageing \u003cem\u003eenfant terrible\u003c\/em\u003e who wreaks havoc wherever he goes. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cem\u003eSour Grapes\u003c\/em\u003e is a hilarious satire on the literary world which takes no prisoners as it skewers authors, agents, publishers and reviewers alike.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Dan Rhodes\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Lightning Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/28\/2023\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 384\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.75lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.81h x 5.06w x 0.96d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781785633058\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eDan Rhodes\u003c\/b\u003e is the author of several novels and story collections including \u003ci\u003eAnthropology: And a Hundred Other Stories\u003c\/i\u003e (2000), \u003ci\u003eTimoleon Vieta Come Home\u003c\/i\u003e (2003) and \u003ci\u003eWhen the Professor Got Stuck in the Snow\u003c\/i\u003e (2014). He was named as one of \u003ci\u003eGranta\u003c\/i\u003e's Best of Young British Novelists in 2003, has won a number of literary prizes, including the E.M. Forster Award, and was named one of the \u003ci\u003eEvening Standard\u003c\/i\u003e's ''People Who Make London Swing' despite never actually living there.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eThis title is not returnable\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Ingram","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44974797390038,"sku":"9781785633058","price":17.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0672\/1660\/5398\/products\/img_eb1e786b-d685-4798-a084-4de020ca174b.jpg?v=1707831942","url":"https:\/\/tiabookcellar.com\/products\/sour-grapes-9781785633058","provider":"tia book cellar","version":"1.0","type":"link"}