{"product_id":"nothing-to-be-afraid-of-1","title":"Nothing To Be Afraid Of","description":"An earthquake strikes at the heart of London, its epicenter a theatre where a lavish production of \"The Tempest\" has just opened. Thus, the scene is set for Will Eaves's gloriously deft tragicomedy of our time. \"Nothing To Be Afraid Of\" is both a lament for hope abandoned and innocence betrayed, and an exquisite comic pageant of Shakespearian vitality and compassion: an incidental theatrical history, across the twentieth century, of the art of pretence; of patience, trust and loyalty; of folly in youth and unforgivable old age. 'Tender, playful and full of beautifully observed descriptions of growing up and growing old...with some terrific comic set-pieces the equal of anything in Waugh and Wodehouse. Now that's good writing.' - \"Daily Telegraph\". 'In the case of his novel, Eaves has nothing to be afraid of. This deft, absorbing book more than confirms the promise of \"The Oversight\". Eaves is a master of the dark arts of city fiction. He is to be read, relished and watched very closely.' - \"Independent\". '\"Nothing To Be Afraid Of\" provides several coups de theatre...[it] is a tragicomic tale of secrets, a drowned daughter, infidelity and mistaken identity...It is so clever, so apt, so right that you have no option but to read the novel with its built-in encore all over again.\nIt seems even better the second time round' - \"Sunday Telegraph\".","brand":"Pan Macmillan","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":39668177469525,"sku":"9780330418751N","price":10.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/2481\/5790\/products\/61bf9435-a95a-4d9a-b8e8-db7acf60b5eb_0f707f4e-539a-4af2-930f-16b756815b1e.jpg?v=1644270009","url":"https:\/\/smeikalbooks.co.uk\/en-us\/products\/nothing-to-be-afraid-of-1","provider":"smeikalbooks","version":"1.0","type":"link"}