{"product_id":"kansas-in-august-9781472255563","title":"Kansas in August","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePatrick Gale's KANSAS IN AUGUST is a witty, warm novel of childhood and abandonment \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e 'Modern, excellent and sympathetic' Stephen Fry\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMusical-obsessed Hilary Metcalfe, abandoned by his lover Rufus on his birthday, gets drunk, discovers a baby and brings it home to his flat above a corner shop to provide comfort and company. Rufus, meanwhile, allows himself to be seduced by a frivolous young woman, who is actually Hilary's professional, high-powered sister, romancing under a pseudonym to escape the reality of her own loneliness. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn this witty, bawdy slice of sex and lies, the trio will find themselves drawn together ever more tightly by the lures of hedonism, self-delusion and the inescapable desire to be needed.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePatrick Gale was born on the Isle of Wight. He spent his infancy at Wandsworth Prison, which his father governed, then grew up in Winchester before going to Oxford University. He now lives on a farm near Land's End. One of this country's best-loved novelists, his most recent works are \u003ci\u003eA Perfectly Good Man, \u003c\/i\u003ethe Richard and Judy bestseller \u003ci\u003eNotes From An Exhibition, \u003c\/i\u003ethe Costa-shortlisted \u003ci\u003eA Place Called Winter \u003c\/i\u003eand\u003ci\u003e Take Nothing With You\u003c\/i\u003e. His original BBC television drama, \u003ci\u003eMan In An Orange Shirt\u003c\/i\u003e, was shown to great acclaim in 2017 as part of the BBC's Queer Britannia series, leading viewers around the world to discover his novels.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Tinder Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50869454405906,"sku":"9781472255563","price":14.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_48cad5cd-48c2-44d6-97eb-3671fd0a7821.jpg?v=1737758417","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/kansas-in-august-9781472255563","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}