{"product_id":"corkscrew-peter-stafford-bow-9781739399948","title":"Corkscrew: The Highly Improbable, but Occasionally True, Tale of a Professional Wine Buyer","description":"\u003cp\u003eFelix, a tragic orphan, is expelled from school, cast onto the British high street, and forced to make his way in the cut-throat world of wine retail. Thanks to a positive mental attitude, he is soon forging a promising career, his sensual adventures taking him to the vineyards of Italy, South Africa, Bulgaria and Kent. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e​\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHis path to the summit, however, is littered with obstacles. Petty office politics, psychotic managers and the British Board of Wine \u0026amp; Liquor prove challenging enough. But when Felix negotiates the world's biggest Asti Spumante deal, he is plunged into a vicious world of Mafiosi, people smuggling and ruthless multinationals. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e​\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePart thriller, part self-help manual and part drinking companion, Corkscrew is a humorous satire of neo-liberal capitalism, religious intolerance and the perils of blind tasting.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFinalist in the People's Book Prize 2018\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Peter Stafford-Bow\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1739399943\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781739399948\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Vinfare\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 03\/18\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 392\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.85lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.00h x 5.00w x 0.87d","brand":"Peter Stafford-Bow","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48623677210879,"sku":"9781739399948","price":14.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/corkscrew-peter-stafford-bow-9781739399948","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}