{"product_id":"the-fry-chronicles-by-stephen-fry-9781405933728","title":"The Fry Chronicles","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eNational Treasure\u003c\/em\u003e - noun - someone or something regarded as emblematic of a nation's cultural heritage, such as Stephen Fry (OED 2010).\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eSpanning 1979-1987, \u003cem\u003eThe Fry Chronicles\u003c\/em\u003e charts Stephen's arrival at Cambridge up to his thirtieth birthday.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e'Heartbreaking, a delight, a lovely, comfy book'\u003c\/em\u003e — The Times\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e'Perfect prose and excruciating honesty. A grand reminiscence of college and theatre and comedyland in the 1980s, with tone-perfect anecdotes and genuine readerly excitement. What Fry does, essentially, is tell us who he really is. Above all else, a thoughtful book. And namedroppy too, and funny, and marbled with melancholy'\u003c\/em\u003e — Observer\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e'Arguably the greatest living Englishman'\u003c\/em\u003e — Independent on Sunday\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e'Extremely enjoyable'\u003c\/em\u003e — Sunday Times\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e'Fry's linguistic facility remains one of the Wildean wonders of the new media age. The patron saint of British intelligence'\u003c\/em\u003e — Daily Telegraph\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Penguin Random House NZ","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46380111724780,"sku":"9781405933728","price":22.0,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/15533763482688.jpg?v=1744842590","url":"https:\/\/bookhero.pro\/products\/the-fry-chronicles-by-stephen-fry-9781405933728","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}