{"product_id":"mr-wilder-and-me-9780241989715","title":"Mr Wilder and Me","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe prize-winning, bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eMiddle England\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e turns his gaze to one of cinema''s most intriguing figures - famed director of \u003ci\u003eSome Like It Hot\u003c\/i\u003e, Billy Wilder.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e***SOON TO BE A MAJOR FILM***\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e In the summer of 1977, naïve Calista Frangopoulou sets out to venture into the world. On a Greek island that has been turned into a film set, she finds herself working for Billy Wilder, about whom she knows almost nothing. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e While Calista is thrilled with her new adventure, Wilder himself is living with the realisation that his star may be on the wane. Rebuffed by Hollywood, he has financed his film with German money, and when Calista follows him to Munich, she finds herself joining him on a journey of memory into the dark heart of his family history.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAt once a tender coming-of-age story and an intimate portrait of a Hollywood icon, \u003ci\u003eMr Wilder and Me\u003c\/i\u003e explores the nature of time and fame, of family and the treacherous lure of nostalgia . . .\u003cbr\u003e__________\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e''Utterly charming, deeply poignant and ultimately uplifting\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e'' \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003eMail on Sunday\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e''Sweeps beautifully from Hollywood to Greece and London'' \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003eFT, Best Books of 2020\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e''The dialogue''s sharp, the comic timing excellent''\u003c\/b\u003e \u003ci\u003eSunday Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cu\u003eWritten with his signature wit, Jonathan Coe''s unmissable new novel, \u003ci\u003eThe Proof of My Innocence\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/u\u003e\u003cu\u003e, is available to order now!\u003c\/u\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eA\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cb\u003esatisfyingly sweeping \u003c\/b\u003enovel that still manages to push the form in new directions. \u003cb\u003eAs good as anything he's written - a novel to cherish\u003c\/b\u003e * Observer *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eEffortlessly pleasurable and deceptively simple\u003c\/b\u003e. \u003ci\u003eMr Wilder \u0026amp; Me\u003c\/i\u003e doesn't lack resonance, yet stays light on its feet. The whole book feels like some marvellous party where you ricochet from one good conversation to another * The Times *\u003cbr\u003eA coming of age story which offers \u003cb\u003ea fascinating insight into fame\u003c\/b\u003e - and the perils of an industry in flux * Daily Telegraph *\u003cbr\u003eOne of my favourite writers . . . a \u003cb\u003ethoughtful tender read\u003c\/b\u003e * Good Housekeeping *","brand":"Penguin Books Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48733434839383,"sku":"9780241989715","price":8.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780241989715.jpg?v=1720000064","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/mr-wilder-and-me-9780241989715","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}