{"product_id":"in-the-absence-of-mrs-nigel-balchin-9781914076251","title":"In the Absence of Mrs Petersen","description":"\u003cp\u003eKatherina Feldic: Yugoslavian typist; young, beautiful, desirable.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eJim Petersen: British scriptwriter; lost and lonely, mourning his dead wife.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAfter meeting Katherina at a party in Paris, Jim agrees to travel to Yugoslavia with her to try to smuggle out some valuables from under the eyes of the Communist authorities. But when they reach Belgrade it gradually dawns on Jim that his companion may have lied to him about the true nature of their mission. And who is the mysterious Petrov, a good-looking Serb who keeps cropping up in nightclubs and restaurants and seems to be very interested in Katherina? Soon Jim realizes not only that he is completely out of his depth, but also that his life may be in grave danger.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA gripping thriller with an authentic tang of Eastern Europe, \u003cem\u003eIn the Absence of Mrs Petersen\u003c\/em\u003e is also an extended rumination on relations between men and women, and on the difference between what people say and what they actually mean.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePraise for \u003cem\u003eIn the Absence of Mrs Petersen\u003c\/em\u003e: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e'a thoroughly gripping yarn' - Roy Fuller, \u003cem\u003eTimes Literary Supplement\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e'superb entertainment' - Anthony Burgess, \u003cem\u003e Listener\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e'better than anything he has written since \"The Small Back Room\"' - \u003cem\u003eSunday Telegraph\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e'another expert tale of the middle-aged man on the flying trapeze' - \u003cem\u003eObserver\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Nigel Balchin\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1914076257\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781914076251\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Penhaligon Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 11\/07\/2022\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 250\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.55lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.81h x 5.06w x 0.57d","brand":"Nigel Balchin","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48088951619839,"sku":"9781914076251","price":11.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_d0dcbb96-a07b-4075-8d13-3f25f3871b9e.jpg?v=1769107463","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/in-the-absence-of-mrs-nigel-balchin-9781914076251","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}