{"product_id":"poor-things","title":"Poor Things","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWINNER OF FOUR ACADEMY AWARDS, FIVE BAFTAS, and TWO GOLDEN GLOBES.\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cstrong\u003eSTARRING EMMA STONE, FROM THE DIRECTOR OF \u003ci\u003eTHE FAVOURITE\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWinner of the Whitbread Novel Award and the Guardian Fiction Prize\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eA life without freedom to choose is not worth having.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eGodwin Baxter's scientific ambition to create the perfect companion is realised when he finds the drowned body of the beautiful Bella, whom he brings back to life in a \u003ci\u003eFrankenstein\u003c\/i\u003e-esque feat. But his dream is thwarted by Dr. Archibald McCandless's jealous love for his creation...\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eBut what does Bella think?\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThis story of true love and scientific daring whirls the reader from the private operating-theatres of late-Victorian Glasgow through aristocratic casinos, low-life Alexandria, and a Parisian bordello, reaching an interrupted climax in a Scottish church.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e'A magnificently brisk, funny, dirty, brainy book'\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003ci\u003eLondon Review of Books\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e'Visionary, ornate and outrageous'\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003ci\u003eThe Independent\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e'Witty and delightfully written'\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e'A brilliant marriage of technique, intelligence, and art.'\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e'The greatest Scottish novelist since Sir Walter Scott'\u003c\/strong\u003e Anthony Burgess\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e'Those who, like me, are unsure if they are Alasdair Gray fans or not, ought to fall on \u003ci\u003ePoor Things\u003c\/i\u003e with delight, and not just because of the almost excessive beauty of its appearance'\u003c\/strong\u003e Philip Hensher, \u003ci\u003eSpectator\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Allen \u0026 Unwin","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45706749083884,"sku":"9781526657886","price":20.0,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/9781526657886.jpg?v=1725891324","url":"https:\/\/bookhero.pro\/products\/poor-things","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}