{"product_id":"the-body-in-the-mobile-library-and-other-stories-9781785633904","title":"The Body in the Mobile Library: and other stories","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cblockquote\u003ePeter Bradshaw's short stories explore the boundary between the plausible and the absurd, with a laugh-out-loud gag up his sleeve.\u003cbr\u003eHe offers pinpricks of light in a dark sky of confusion and pain. \u003c\/blockquote\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFormat\u003c\/strong\u003e: Paperback \/ softback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eLength\u003c\/strong\u003e: 224 pages\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePublication date\u003c\/strong\u003e: 11 April 2024\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePublisher\u003c\/strong\u003e: Eye Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003eStaggering and unforgettable storytelling by Mel Giedroyc In his retirement at the Vatican City, emeritus pope Benedict XVI is hard at work on his magnum opus: a high-school comedy screenplay. At a grimy pub in North London, a doctoral researcher is abducted by gangsters peddling William Wordsworth's handwritten account of drug-fuelled sex orgies. In the West African state of Benin, a politician's daughter inherits a large cash sum which she can only launder with the help of a random Englishman sourced on the internet. With twenty-one deliciously observed, gloriously mischievous short stories - some previously narrated on BBC Radio 4 or published in literary magazines, others completely new - Peter Bradshaw explores the boundary between the plausible and the absurd, often with a laugh-out-loud gag up his sleeve. Amid the playfulness, he has an enduring warmth and sympathy for every character, however hapless. He offers pinpricks of light in a dark sky of confusion and pain.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDimension\u003c\/strong\u003e: 198 x 129 x 13 (mm)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eISBN-13\u003c\/strong\u003e: 9781785633904\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Peter Bradshaw","offers":[{"title":"Paperback \/ softback","offer_id":45922483405050,"sku":"9781785633904","price":6.24,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0522\/4297\/2845\/files\/1715336470525_book.jpg?v=1715503627","url":"https:\/\/shulphink.com\/products\/the-body-in-the-mobile-library-and-other-stories-9781785633904","provider":"Shulph Ink","version":"1.0","type":"link"}