{"product_id":"auntie-mame-9780141194127","title":"Auntie Mame","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePatrick Dennis\u003c\/b\u003e (1921 - 1976) was one of the most widely read American authors of the 1950s and '60s. Among his sixteen novels, the majority of which were bestsellers, are \u003ci\u003eLittle Me\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eAround the World with Auntie Mame\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eTony\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eHow Firm a Foundation\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eGenius\u003c\/i\u003e. A celebrity in bohemian New York culture, he led a double life as a bisexual man and a conventional husband and father, until becoming an exemplary butler to the elite in West Palm Beach and Chicago in the 1970s. In his own words, he attributed this change to being 'out of fashion' - and, 'I've said everything that I had to say. Twice.'\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eLike Tennessee Williams, Patrick Dennis caught the boldness, vitality, and iridescent theatricality of modern American personality. In Mame's mercurial metamorphoses we see American optimism and self-invention writ large. * Camille Paglia *\u003cbr\u003eExtravaganet follies and delirious escapades. * New York Times *\u003cbr\u003eAs hilarious as a Marx brothers comedy. As elegant as a Schiaparelli eau de toilette. As exhilarating as laughing gas. * Vanity Fair *\u003cbr\u003e'[Dennis] writes beautifully ... absolutely delightful ... camp as all boots but still funny!' -- Ian Hislop\u003cbr\u003eOne of the funniest books I've ever read ... a comedy classic -- Kate Saunders * Radio 4's A Good Read *","brand":"Penguin Books Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48732437217623,"sku":"9780141194127","price":9.49,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780141194127.jpg?v=1719996870","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/auntie-mame-9780141194127","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}