{"product_id":"book-thirteen-paperback","title":"Book Thirteen - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eA. William James\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\"Book Thirteen\"\u003c\/strong\u003e is the darkly comic debut prose novel of established comic book scriptwriter, \u003cstrong\u003eJamie Delano \u003c\/strong\u003eand published under his pen-name, \u003cstrong\u003eA. William James\u003c\/strong\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Old Writer is losing the plot. Struggling to complete the long-overdue thirteenth and final volume of his cult 'Leepus' series of bizarre detective novels, he is exhaustingly distracted by the anarchic reality of his family life. \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eRude Jude, Jilted John, Vile Viola, ASBO Angie, Cracked Jack \u003c\/em\u003eand \u003cem\u003eObscene Irene \u003c\/em\u003eare the characters of his life story--relatives and children whose dysfunctional lives conspire to undermine his efforts to find them resolution and redemption. He's written their lives so far, he claims, without invoking disaster; but now he's worried he's crossed the line between reality and imagination, sucking them all into the fragile and perilous territory of his subconscious.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe only questioning remaining is: can get his derailed opus back on track before he reaches The End?\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eRanging between episodes of hilarity and pathos, touching tenderness and raw violence, \"Book Thirteen\" deftly embraces both the slapstick and the poignant, being simultaneously both cynical and life-affirming.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWhile those familiar with Delano's comics work will recognise the narrative voice, they may also discover a new dimension and subtext in this accomplished addition to his canon.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 296\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.67 x 8.27 x 5.83 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e July 31, 2012\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47267228188921,"sku":"9780957253506","price":18.65,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0789\/2782\/3097\/files\/8FC6lFsUBC9780957253506.webp?v=1768862432","url":"https:\/\/bookscloud.io\/products\/book-thirteen-paperback","provider":"BooksCloud Book Dropshipping","version":"1.0","type":"link"}