{"product_id":"lionel-shriver-so-much-for-that","title":"Lionel Shriver - So Much For That (2nd Hand Paperback)","description":"\u003ch5\u003eSynopsis\u003c\/h5\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eSo . . .  What do you pack for the rest of your life?\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe explosive new novel from the Orange Prize-winning author of We Need to Talk About Kevin.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eShepherd Knacker has been saving all his working life for a one way ticket away from the daily grind. When he sells his handyman business for $1million, 'The Afterlife' seems tantalisingly within reach. Yet his wife has concocted one reason after another why now isn't the time to go.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eDetermined to take the plunge, Shep announces that he is leaving for an island off the coast of Tanzania: with or without her. However, Glynis has an announcement of her own - she needs his health insurance.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIllustrating how a marriage is both stressed and strengthened by medical crisis, So Much for That puts the uncomfortable fiscal question: how much is one life worth? Enlivened by Shriver's signature acerbity and political outrage, it's surely the funniest and most entertaining novel about illness and death one's ever likely to read.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch5\u003eDetails\u003c\/h5\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFormat : Thicker 2nd Hand Paperback\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCondition : Very Good\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCategory : Fiction - Modern Mainstream Fiction\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePublished : 2010 (This Edition 2011 - Harper Collins)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eISBN : 9780007271085\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSKU : B004112\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePPC : SP400gm\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eRRP : £7.99\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eQuantity Available : 1 only.\u003cem\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch5\u003eExternal Reviews\u003c\/h5\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\"Wide-ranging, sometimes zany and unpredictable, this is a compelling read. And however many twists Shriver shoves in, you always believe her.\" - \u003c\/em\u003eThe Times.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\"Many people will like Lionel Shriver's ninth novel - admirers of gripping and clever contemporary fiction, discerning critics and, if there is any justice, literary prize committees.\" - \u003c\/em\u003eThe Guardian.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\"Shriver proves she is not afraid of anything.\" - \u003c\/em\u003eThe Observer.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\"It's a wonder that subject matter on the surface so bleak can be transformed into something so uplifting.\" - \u003c\/em\u003eThe Daily Telegraph.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\"Yes, a brilliantly funny cancer book! You can rely on Lionel Shriver to upend your expectations.\" - \u003c\/em\u003eDaily Express.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\"Required reading for all mortals.\" - \u003c\/em\u003eDaily Mail.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\"Witty, observant and beautifully controlled. British readers will close this excellent novel feeling grateful for the NHS.\" - \u003c\/em\u003eLiterary Review.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\"A visceral and deeply affecting story, a story about how illness affects people's relationships, and how their efforts to grapple with mortality reshape the arcs of their lives.\" - \u003c\/em\u003eMichiko Kakutani, New York Times.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch5\u003eThe Author\u003c\/h5\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eLionel Shriv\u003cspan\u003eer is an American author and cultural commentator. Her novel We Need to Talk About Kevin won the Orange Prize for Fiction in 2005.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Campsie Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":55622726615416,"sku":"B004112","price":3.45,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/2444\/6393\/files\/Lionel-Shriver-So-Much-For-That.jpg?v=1785594092","url":"https:\/\/campsiebooks.com\/products\/lionel-shriver-so-much-for-that","provider":"Campsie Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}