{"product_id":"bleak-expectations-9781472112583","title":"Bleak Expectations","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eNow a major West End play! From 3rd May 2023, see Bleak Expectations on stage at the Criterion theatre, with guest stars Stephen Fry, Dermot O''Leary, Sue Perkins and more!\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBased on the beloved Radio 4 series, BLEAK EXPECTATIONS recounts the remarkable adventures of young Pip Bin as he tries to make his way in a world made all horrible by the machinations of his cruel guardian, Mr Gently Benevolent. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eGrim circumstances, mistaken identities, nightmarish court-cases, ridiculous names, convenient coincidences to resolve plot problems, over-sentimental death scenes and lots and lots of adjectives: \u003ci\u003eBleak Expectations \u003c\/i\u003eis a novel like Charles Dickens might have written after far too much gin.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe funniest book since the one I haven't written yet. Mark Evans sets the bar annoyingly high. -- Robert Webb\u003cbr\u003eDeliciously irreverent spoof of all things Victorian and melodramatic....Evans keeps the gag rate high. * The Observer *\u003cbr\u003eA brilliant Dickens pastiche. * The Telegraph *","brand":"Little, Brown Book Group","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47851671093591,"sku":"9781472112583","price":9.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781472112583.jpg?v=1710641605","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/bleak-expectations-9781472112583","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}