{"product_id":"please-do-not-disturb-9781408866320","title":"Please Do Not Disturb","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eA gripping and beautifully observed novel of power, corruption and innocence from the author of \u003ci\u003eTerms \u0026amp; Conditions\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003eCharlie, a curious boy with a dangerous Dictaphone habit, eavesdrops on the eccentric guests of the Mirage Hotel, as the African nation of Bwalo prepares for the annual appearance of its Glorious Leader Tafumo.  Sean, who's given his heart (and the best part of his liver) to Bwalo, struggles to write the great African novel  if only his crazed fiancée would stop distracting him.  Josef, kingmaker and mythmaker, starts to hear the ominous rattle of skeletons in his closet.   Hope, the nurse caring for the King, keeps the old man alive as she mourns her own broken dreams.  And storm clouds gather as petty criminal, Jack, smuggles something into Bwalo  to the Mirage Hotel  that will change the lives of all of them for ever\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eOriginal, very \u003cb\u003efunny \u003c\/b\u003eand very poignant. \u003cb\u003eRead it!\u003c\/b\u003e * Paul Torday, author of Salmon Fishing in the Yemen on Terms \u0026amp; Conditions *\u003cbr\u003eIt’s wonderful. \u003cb\u003eFunny\u003c\/b\u003e, \u003cb\u003epoignant\u003c\/b\u003e, \u003cb\u003esimple \u003c\/b\u003eand \u003cb\u003eprofound \u003c\/b\u003e– it’s the kind of book I absolutely love. And it has the best ending I’ve read in a very long time * Gavin Extence, author of The Universe Versus Alex Woods on Terms \u0026amp; Conditions *\u003cbr\u003eThis great debut feels \u003cb\u003efresh \u003c\/b\u003eand \u003cb\u003eplayful\u003c\/b\u003e, and exceptionally readable (footnotes have never been so \u003cb\u003eaddictive\u003c\/b\u003e). It also has stuff to say about life, too, and the importance of seeing the big picture – and the small print. Every book seems to have \"funny and life-affirming\" written on it but \u003cb\u003ethis one actually is\u003c\/b\u003e * Matt Haig, author of The Humans on Terms \u0026amp; Conditions *\u003cbr\u003eA \u003cb\u003edeliciously \u003c\/b\u003ecynical story * Independent on Sunday on Terms \u0026amp; Conditions *\u003cbr\u003eHilarious * Sun on Terms \u0026amp; Conditions *","brand":"Bloomsbury Publishing PLC","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52090878198103,"sku":"9781408866320","price":9.49,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781408866320.jpg?v=1762273683","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/please-do-not-disturb-9781408866320","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}