{"product_id":"the-irishman-9781473651524","title":"The Irishman","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"+1\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe book behind the Oscar- and BAFTA-nominated Netflix film directed by Martin Scorsese and starring Robert De Niro, Al Pacino, Joe Pesci and Harvey Keitel\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cfont size=\"+1\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e''The movie event of the year'' - \u003ci\u003eRolling Stone\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cfont size=\"+1\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e''One of Martin Scorsese''s best films ever'' - \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003eGuardian\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e~\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Irishman\u003c\/i\u003e is an epic saga of organised crime in post-war America told through the eyes of World War II veteran Frank Sheeran, a hustler and hitman who worked for legendary crime boss Russell Bufalino alongside some of the most notorious figures of the 20th Century.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSpanning decades, Sheeran''s story chronicles one of the greatest unsolved mysteries in American history, the disappearance of legendary union boss Jimmy Hoffa, and it offers a monumental journey through the hidden corridors of organized crime: its inner workings, rivalries and connections to mainstream politics.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe book Brandt has written \u003cb\u003egives new meaning to the term 'guilty pleasure.'\u003c\/b\u003e It promises to clear up the mystery of Hoffa's demise, and appears to do so. Sheeran not only admits he was in on the hit, he says it was he who actually pulled the trigger - and not just on Hoffa but on dozens of other victims, including many, he alleges, dispatched on Hoffa's orders. This last seems likely to spur a reappraisal of Hoffa's career. * Bryan Burrough, author of Public Enemies, in The New York Times Book Review *\u003cbr\u003eMy source in the Bufalino family . . . read \u003ci\u003eI Heard You Paint Houses\u003c\/i\u003e. All the Bufalino guys read it. This old-time Bufalino guy told me he was shocked. He couldn't believe Sheeran confessed all that stuff to [Brandt]. \u003cb\u003eIt's all true.\u003c\/b\u003e * New York Police Department organized crime homicide detective Joseph Coffey *\u003cbr\u003eIf the made men Brandt rubbed up against during his five years with Sheeran suspected what Sheeran was confessing to him on tape, they'd both have been promptly whacked. * Joe Pistone, retired FBI deep undercover agent and the author of Donnie Brasco *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTold with such economy and chilling force as to make \u003ci\u003eThe Sopranos \u003c\/i\u003esuddenly seem overwrought and theatrical.\u003c\/b\u003e * New York Daily News *\u003cbr\u003eThis is \u003cb\u003ethe greatest Mafia book I ever read\u003c\/b\u003e, and I read them all. It is so authentic. * Steven Van Zandt, featured actor, ‘Silvio Dante,’ in The Sopranos and member of the E Street Band *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview quotes for the film:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eExquisitely made, every detail carefully considered, every location perfectly picked... it feels utterly transporting. * Guardian *\u003cbr\u003eA monument is a complicated thing. This one is big and solid - and also surprisingly, surpassingly delicate. * New York Times *\u003cbr\u003eA coldly enthralling, long-form knockout - a majestic Mob epic with ice in its veins. * Variety *\u003cbr\u003eScorsese knows his audience and reputation so well that the film constantly plays with, and defies, expectations. * BBC *\u003cbr\u003eOne of his most satisfying films in decades. * New York Magazine *\u003cbr\u003eIt runs a minute shy of three and a half hours, and I wouldn't wish it any shorter. * New Yorker *\u003cbr\u003eA sprawling gangland saga that's by turns flinty, amusing and richly nostalgic. * Hollywood Reporter *\u003cbr\u003eMasterful. * TIME Magazine *\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Hodder \u0026 Stoughton","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49408805372247,"sku":"9781473651524","price":10.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781473651524.jpg?v=1730504272","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/the-irishman-9781473651524","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}