{"product_id":"the-grand-scheme-of-things-9781668062371","title":"The Grand Scheme of Things","description":"\u003cb\u003eTwo unlikely friends hatch an extraordinary scheme to expose the theater world in this \"layered, hyperaware, and as entertaining as it is incendiary\" (Mateo Askaripour, \u003ci\u003eNew\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eYork\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eTimes\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling author) debut novel exploring perception, redemption, and how success shapes us all.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"\u003ci\u003eAmerican Fiction\u003c\/i\u003e meets \u003ci\u003eQueenie\u003c\/i\u003e: \u003ci\u003eThe Grand Scheme of Things\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003eskewers racism in the arts, while humorously and honestly exploring the importance of community, and what we'll do for love and success\" (Jenna Clake, author of \u003ci\u003eDisturbance\u003c\/i\u003e). \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eMeet Relebogile Naledi Mpho Moruakgomo. Or, for short, Eddie: \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003ean aspiring playwright who dreams of making it big in London's theater world. But after repeated rejections, Eddie suspects her non-white sounding name might be the problem. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eEnter Hugo Lawrence Smith: \u003c\/b\u003e good looking, well-connected, charismatic, and...very white. Stifled by his law degree and looking for a way out of the corporate world, he finds a kindred spirit in Eddie after a chance encounter at a cafe. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eTogether they devise a plan, one which will see Eddie's play on stage and Hugo's name in lights. They send out her script under his name and vow to keep the play's origins a secret until it reaches critical levels of success. Then they can expose the theater world for its racism and hollow clout-chasing. But as their plan spins wildly out of control, Eddie and Hugo find themselves wondering if their reputations, and their friendship, can survive.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Washington Square Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 01\/27\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781668062371\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 288\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.43lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.25h x 5.31w x 0.72d","brand":"Warona Jay","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52122351108277,"sku":"9781668062371","price":15.3,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/files\/img_9b6cee97-3f2f-4622-a32b-3c98a28dd3f4.jpg?v=1766512670","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/the-grand-scheme-of-things-9781668062371","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}