{"product_id":"less-is-lost-9781408713372","title":"Less is Lost","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ch3\u003e The awkward and lovable hero of Andrew Sean Greer''s bestselling and prize-winning novel\u003ci\u003e Less \u003c\/i\u003ereturns in this unforgettable road trip across America. \u003c\/h3\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e''Wildly, painfully funny'' David Sedaris\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e''Unforgettable'' Elizabeth Day\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e''The joyfulness of this book is a balm'' Madeline Miller\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e''What a joy'' Katie Kitamura\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFor Arthur Less, life is going surprisingly well: he is a moderately accomplished novelist in a steady relationship with his partner, Freddy Pelu. But nothing lasts: the death of an old lover and a sudden financial crisis has Less running away from his problems yet again as he accepts a series of literary gigs that send him on a zigzagging adventure across the US.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eLess roves across the ''Mild Mild West'', through the South and to his mid-Atlantic birthplace, with an ever-changing posse of writerly characters and his trusty duo - a human-like black pug, Dolly, and a rusty camper van n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSo funny,\u003cb\u003e jokes and wit and joy packed into every page. It's\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cb\u003ebeautiful and light and deceptively fun, and then stabs you through the heart. \u003c\/b\u003eWonderful Less, more, more! -- Russell T Davies\u003cbr\u003eAffecting and funny - \u003cb\u003eso hysterical at times you may find yourself laughing aloud.\u003c\/b\u003e * Daily Mail *\u003cbr\u003eThere is no better guide across America than Arthur Less, the \"bad gay\" whose engaging awkwardness and self-deprecation are \u003cb\u003etragically funny and hugely insightful. \u003c\/b\u003eWe should all be so lost -- Bonnie Garmus, author of Lessons in Chemistry\u003cbr\u003eAndrew Sean Greer's writing \u003cb\u003enails both the absurdity of the human condition and its wistful beauty. Arthur Less is an unforgettable literary creation \u003c\/b\u003eand I was so happy to be back in his company as he continues his elegant muddle through life -- Elizabeth Day, author of Magpie\u003cbr\u003eDoes Andrew Greer think of himself as a comic novelist? Does a giraffe think of itself as a giraffe? Probably it doesn't matter. This book, though, is \u003cb\u003ewildly, painfully funny\u003c\/b\u003e. It sometimes hurts to read it -- David Sedaris, author of A Carnival of Snackery\u003cbr\u003eIt is a deep pleasure to return to the adventures of Arthur Less and his beloved Freddy. \u003cb\u003eGreer is a brilliant storyteller as always, and the joyfulness of this book is a balm\u003c\/b\u003e. I loved reading it -- Madeline Miller, bestselling author of Circe\u003cbr\u003eGreer's whimsically Wodehousian metaphors are \u003cb\u003eas delightful as ever\u003c\/b\u003e * Financial Times *\u003cbr\u003eWhat a joy to be reunited with the beloved, hapless, utterly delightful Arthur Less. \u003cb\u003eWith tenderness, wit and his incomparably lovely prose, Greer probes that most profound and mysterious of subjects: love.\u003c\/b\u003e -- Katie Kitamura, author of Intimacies\u003cbr\u003eExcited to be reunited with our neurotic hero Arthur Less, I ripped through this sequel. It was a thrill to go on this odyssey with Less where even the most picayune comic encounters turn profound. Vulnerable and witty, \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eLess is Lost\u003c\/i\u003e is a joy\u003c\/b\u003e -- Cathy Park Hong, author of Minor Feelings\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFunny and uplifting\u003c\/b\u003e * Grazia *\u003cbr\u003eA gift of a story in these muddling, hard times, and \u003cb\u003ea love letter to accepting yourself for who you are. Arthur Less is the protagonist we all need right now' \u003c\/b\u003e -- Araminta Hall, author of Hidden Depths\u003cbr\u003eAn \u003cb\u003eemotional and soul-searching \u003c\/b\u003esequel ... recalls the plaintive laconicism of the American humourist David Sedaris * Sunday Times *\u003cbr\u003eThe hapless protagonist of Greer's prize-winning novel,\u003ci\u003e Less,\u003c\/i\u003e is now touring America's heartlands .... it's \u003cb\u003ehuge fun\u003c\/b\u003e. \u003cb\u003eGreer's delight in language and the comedy of incongruity is infectious.\u003c\/b\u003e * Spectator *\u003cbr\u003eAn enjoyable encore ... Read\u003ci\u003e Less\u003c\/i\u003e to fall in love and then pick up \u003ci\u003eLess is Lost\u003c\/i\u003e to rekindle a favourite old flame * Irish Times *\u003cbr\u003eAn unexpected gift... [Arthur Less] cuts a sympathetic, melancholy figure with a capacity for kindness, hope and romance. It's this evidence of his inventor's sympathy for his creation that makes this very funny novel stand out from its peers like Venus's starlight * Big Issue *\u003cbr\u003eBrimming with wit and pathos and a thing of joy * Saga Magazine *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eShimmering with wit,\u003c\/b\u003e a passion for language and astonishing insight, \u003ci\u003eLess is Lost \u003c\/i\u003erevels in its affection for the absurdity of life. \u003cb\u003eSmart, and profoundly uplifting. A joy!\u003c\/b\u003e * Attitude *\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Little, Brown Book Group","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48739042427223,"sku":"9781408713372","price":15.29,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781408713372.jpg?v=1720050979","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/less-is-lost-9781408713372","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}