{"product_id":"a-class-of-their-own-9781398701908","title":"A Class of Their Own","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e''A hilarious account of life with the children of the super rich...well written...and very funny indeed'' - BOOK OF THE WEEK\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eDaily Mail\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e''A hilarious, behind-the-scenes memoir of the mad world of the very rich''  \u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eDaily Telegraph\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e''Very funny...the book bursts with butlers, helicopters and Damien Hirsts'' \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e''There are so many laughs in this book, you almost forget how upsetting capitalism is'' \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSimon Amstell\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eA naked Russian oligarch is spanking me in his basement. His weapon is a birch branch, the setting his luxurious home sauna. Above us is 30,000 square feet of one of Moscow''s most obscene private homes, an original Damien Hirst above the fireplace, a vacuum cleaning system built into the skirting boards. Invisible speakers serenade us with a desolate pan pipe cover of ''Bridge Over Troubled Water''. A light display rotates kaleidoscopically, illuminating the oligarch''s genitals in a \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA hilarious account of life with the children of the super rich...well written...and very funny indeed - BOOK OF THE WEEK * Daily Mail *\u003cbr\u003eA hilarious, behind-the-scenes memoir of the mad world of the very rich * The Daily Telegraph *\u003cbr\u003eVery funny...the book bursts with butlers, helicopters and Damien Hirsts * The Times *\u003cbr\u003eAbsurdist tales of tutoring the super-rich...a tongue-in-cheek observation of an unfamiliar side to London, entertainingly narrated...and full of farce * Financial Times *\u003cbr\u003eAn eye-opening insight into the mindset of the super-rich...sharp and very funny...the laughs come thick and fast...but Knott humanises them even while poking fun at their weirdness, giving the book a memorably melancholy bite * Daily Mirror *\u003cbr\u003eThere are so many laughs in this book, you almost forget how upsetting capitalism is * Simon Amstell *\u003cbr\u003eHilarious... bursts with splendid anecdotes... I nearly fell off my chair laughing * The Spectator *\u003cbr\u003eEffortlessly funny. I inhaled \u003ci\u003eA Class of Their Own\u003c\/i\u003e. It's a cracking read * Nick Pettigrew, Sunday Times bestselling author of Anti-Social *\u003cbr\u003eExtremely funny... fizzes with great one-liners * Reader's Digest *\u003cbr\u003eI howled with laughter throughout... touching and hilarious in equal measure * Amrou Al-Kadhi, Author of Life as a Unicorn *\u003cbr\u003eWith his pleasing turn of phrase... Knott is a witty, observant guide * The Week *\u003cbr\u003eDeliciously funny and very poignant * Amia Srinivasan, author of The Right to Sex *\u003cbr\u003eAn unputdownable outsider\/insider account of the utter absurdity of the super-rich * Reaction *\u003cbr\u003eMatt Knott is a comic genius * Grace Chatto *\u003cbr\u003eI laughed aloud. So many times. Finally a book that deconstructs the bizarre and grotesque world of the super rich and is funny, smart and moving while doing it * Tom Rasmussen, Author of Diary of a Drag Queen *\u003cbr\u003eA hilarious and timely look behind the curtain of the international super-rich * Michael Walker *\u003cbr\u003eOne to make you laugh out loud...Knott writes with comic genius...if you loved reading Adam Kay's \"This is Going to Hurt\", then you will also enjoy this * Manx Independent *\u003cbr\u003eAmusing and a warning to parents who think parenting can be outsourced * Money Weekly *\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Orion Publishing Co","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48885487075671,"sku":"9781398701908","price":9.49,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781398701908.jpg?v=1722536611","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/a-class-of-their-own-9781398701908","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}