{"product_id":"headlong-1","title":"Headlong","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cu\u003eSecond Hand (Hardcover)\u003c\/u\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eExcellent Condition\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAn unlikely con man wagers his wife, wealth, and sanity in pursuit of an elusive Old Master.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eInvited to dinner by the boorish local landowner, Martin Clay, an easily distracted philosopher, and his art-historian wife are asked to assess three dusty paintings blocking the draught from the chimney. But hiding beneath the soot is nothing less -Martin believes - than a lost work by Bruegel.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eSo begins a hilarious trail of lies and concealments, desperate schemes and soaring hopes as Martin, betting all that he owns and much that he doesn't, embarks on a quest to prove his hunch, win his wife over, and separate the painting from its owner.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eWith this new novel, Michael Frayn has given us entertainment of the highest order. Supremely wise and wickedly funny, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eHeadlong\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e elevates Frayn into the front rank of contemporary novelists.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Michael Frayn","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42919768424617,"sku":"","price":9.99,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0424\/9518\/0962\/products\/frayn.jpg?v=1676692311","url":"https:\/\/roseyravelstonbooks.com.au\/products\/headlong-1","provider":"RoseyRavelston Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}