{"product_id":"useful-by-debra-oswald-9780143573739","title":"Useful","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSullivan Moss is useless. Once a charming underachiever, he's now so hopeless that he even fails his attempt to end it all. Waking up in hospital after falling the wrong way on a rooftop, he comes to a decision. After a life of regrets, Sully wants to do one useful thing. If he can't make something of himself, maybe someone else can. He's going to donate a kidney to a stranger.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eAs he scrambles over the hurdles to become a donor, Sully almost accidentally forges a new life for himself. Sober and employed, he makes new friends and begins to patch things up with old ones. But altruism is not as easy as it seems. Just when he thinks he's got himself together, Sully discovers there are more temptations than ever to fall apart.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eFrom the creator of \u003cem\u003eOffspring\u003c\/em\u003e comes a smart, moving and wry portrait of one man's desire to make a difference.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eDebra Oswald is the master of character.\u003c\/em\u003e — Eddie Perfect\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eBrimming with insight, mesmerizing, and above all, true.\u003c\/em\u003e — Geraldine Brooks\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eWith characteristic charm, wit and humanity, Debra Oswald has crafted an irresistible story of metamorphosis.\u003c\/em\u003e — Nick Earls\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eAn expert storyteller ... \u003cem\u003eUseful\u003c\/em\u003e is a very funny and entertaining novel that also gets you right in the heart (and in the kidneys).\u003c\/em\u003e — Malcolm Knox\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eWry, moving and clever, this is an interesting and funny rumination on life, friendship and people's capacity for change.\u003c\/em\u003e — Weekend Post\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Penguin Random House NZ","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46556696936684,"sku":"9780143573739","price":24.0,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/2453583482239.jpg?v=1750164352","url":"https:\/\/bookhero.pro\/products\/useful-by-debra-oswald-9780143573739","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}