{"product_id":"appointment-in-samarra-9780099518327","title":"Appointment in Samarra","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eJulian English is part of the social elite of his 1930s American hometown but from the moment he impetuously throws a cocktail in the face of one of his powerful business associates his life begins to spiral out of control - taking his loving but troubled marriage with it. This is a blackly comic depiction of the fall of Julian English.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMr O'Hara's eyes and ears have been spared nothing, but he has kept in his heart a curious and bitter mercy -- Dorothy Parker\u003cbr\u003eO'Hara writes with swift realism, wisely avoids sentimentality * Time Magazine *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eDramatic...exciting...vivid and written at high speed...accurate and often penetrating\u003c\/p\u003e * The Nation *\u003cbr\u003eBetter than anyone else, he told the truth about his time, the first half of the twentieth century. He was a professional. He wrote honestly and well -- John O’Hara on John O’Hara. He had this inscribed on his gravestone.","brand":"Vintage Publishing","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48732262465879,"sku":"9780099518327","price":9.49,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780099518327.jpg?v=1719996182","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/appointment-in-samarra-9780099518327","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}