{"product_id":"ed-king-by-david-guterson-9781408821992","title":"Ed King","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eFrom the bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eSnow Falling on Cedars\u003c\/i\u003e, a dazzling, darkly funny, compulsively readable retelling of Sophocles's \u003ci\u003eOedipus Rex\u003c\/i\u003e that takes us from the 1962 Seattle World's Fair to the twenty-first century headquarters of an Internet search giant.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Superbly organised and sophisticated ... Excellently entertaining'\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003ci\u003eSunday Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e'A great story and a riveting read'\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003ci\u003eDaily Mail\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eIn 1962, when Walter Cousins sleeps with his British au pair, Diane Burroughs, he can have no sense of the magnitude of his error: this brief affair sets in motion a tragedy of epic proportions, upending Sophocles's immortal tale of fate, free will, and forbidden desire.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eAt the centre is \u003ci\u003eEd King\u003c\/i\u003e, an infant given up for adoption who becomes one of the world's most powerful men. But beneath the gripping story of Ed's seemingly inexorable rise to fame and fortune is a dark and unsettling destiny, one that approaches with ever-increasing suspense as the novel reaches its shattering conclusion.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Allen \u0026 Unwin","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46711335125228,"sku":"9781408821992","price":24.99,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/16330613482689.jpg?v=1754212850","url":"https:\/\/bookhero.pro\/products\/ed-king-by-david-guterson-9781408821992","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}