{"product_id":"model-actress-whatever-9781803366678","title":"Model Actress Whatever","description":"\u003cb\u003eFrom the acclaimed critic and award-winning author of \u003ci\u003eAnno Dracula \u003c\/i\u003ecomes a bitingly satirical story of superheroism, soap opera and alternative reality -- for readers of Austin Grossman's \u003ci\u003eSoon I Will Be Invincible\u003c\/i\u003e and George R.R. Martin's \u003ci\u003eWild Cards.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWhen Chrissie Chambers (model actress whatever) discovers her soap opera character is about to be killed off, she finally stops dieting and discovers hitherto untapped supernatural abilities. Meanwhile, Chrissie's aunt - former national heroine Lady Shade - goes missing. Afraid for Jasmine's safety and itching to costume-up, Chrissie and her ghost-possessed best friend Loulee break into Devil's Dyke, the asylum where Jasmine works as a therapist with the most dangerous cutthroats (supervillains) in Britain... only to find the inmates have taken over... Chrissie debuts successfully as a cloak (superheroine), but who will become the arch-nemesis of Lady Shade II? \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn Chrissie's timeline, the Beatles didn't split up and recorded a hallucinodelic album in 1972 - \u003ci\u003eNever Mind \u003c\/i\u003e(strictly, \u003ci\u003eNever Mind the Beatles\u003c\/i\u003e) - which literally changed the world. Set in an alternative 2020s London, this hugely entertaining, darkly humorous superhero tale is packed with Newman's trademark wit, and comes with wickedly sharp edges.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Titan Books (UK)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 05\/12\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781803366678\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 464\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.81lbs","brand":"Kim Newman","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52360491925685,"sku":"9781803366678","price":16.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/files\/img_dcc7c11b-8dca-4f88-a3df-12aa9ce777fa.jpg?v=1773721207","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/model-actress-whatever-9781803366678","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}