{"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\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Tinder Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/15\/2024\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781472255563\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 192","brand":"Patrick Gale","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44576606027957,"sku":"9781472255563","price":16.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/files\/img_c6fceb9e-ff0d-42c1-bdc7-2faf5557706c.jpg?v=1724175984","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/kansas-in-august-9781472255563","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}