{"product_id":"jk-rowling-in-bruce-masters-9781091516618","title":"J.K. Rowling in: It's a Kind of Magic: The Author as You've Never Seen Her Before-in Comedy Fiction!","description":"\u003cp\u003eA satirical walk with J.K. Rowling through a typical day in her life sees her morph into absurd characters during altercations with the public as she attempts to sway politics whilst battling to control her husband who desperately seeks to escape his captivity.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhen the day is over, what will Rowling find waiting for her when she walks through her front door and who is the mysterious entity lurking in the shadows? \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter Eight - Macbeth\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eJoanne prepared to stand, wanting to say something, threaten something, register a complaint maybe, demand respect, even thinking about the contents of her cleavage (a Harry Potter paperback, signed of course). \u003ci\u003eThat will show 'em, won't it? \u003c\/i\u003eshe thought with the children in mind, who, it seemed, were headed somewhere to practise their parts in the 'Scottish Play', the lines of the bard's famous work being recited by the majority of the group as they bounded through Edinburgh without a care in the world. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBut Jo did not stand. Instead she remained seated due to hearing and recognising some of the lines and also seeing that a few of their number were clutching paperbacks in their hands as they skipped past her, laughing. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eMac ... beth?\u003c\/i\u003e she thought, her mind suddenly awash with painful memories. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAlthough the children were still in her view, she could no longer see them; she was somewhere else and sometime else-on stage, as a child, during a school production of \u003ci\u003eMacbeth.\u003c\/i\u003e... \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAgainst her will, Joanne conjured the imagery of \u003ci\u003ethat\u003c\/i\u003e night and recalled every word, glance and embarrassing moment. Paralysed, she watched the scene play out again as she had done a thousand or more times before. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eShe was on stage again, one of Shakespeare's witches, the lead or 'head' witch as she thought of her role. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIt was a packed crowd, standing room only-200 parents looked on expectantly, no fewer than 10 camcorders trained on Jo, as it came time for her line.... \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWith eyes still open, on the wall in Edinburgh, she saw the audience before her and the boy she liked holding hands with a girl from her class backstage.... \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e'Joanne, you're up!' She heard her teacher shout to her as best as he could through whispered tones, but it was too late; the child Jo's face reddened, with anger and then embarrassment, as a few children and then parents chuckled at the sight of the girl with the bright tomato-red face utterly lost for words. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eOn the wall, next to paupers' park, all Joanne could do was wait another ten seconds before regaining control of her body and mind. \u003ci\u003eThere's just one final scene, \u003c\/i\u003e she thought, knowing full well what had to happen before being allowed to escape the involuntary trance. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe audience managed to contain themselves and their laughter when they saw how upset the girl was, but the silence was even worse for Jo as she took it to be pity, which she abhorred. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe laughter returned, however, when the girl, put out by the audience feeling sorry for her, blurted, 'Screw you all! I don't need you! One day, I will be BIG and then you will all lose. One day, I will be Macbeth and have all the power!' \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe onlookers laughed for a myriad of reasons but primarily due to Macbeth's end in the play not being all that great (Spoiler: He gets killed). They laughed due to Jo's bad analogy. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eJo watched her younger self storm off stage, tripping over another one of the witches before cursing. 'I hate everybody!' she screamed. Then \"playback\" ended. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e'Damn \u003ci\u003eMacbeth\u003c\/i\u003e! It triggers me every time, but they've gone now, thank goodness. Now I can finish my sandwich ... in peace!' \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAs Jo started to relax once more and attempted to think of anything but \u003ci\u003eMacbeth\u003c\/i\u003e, another group of children, far larger this time, turned the corner, all with the same book clutched in their palms or extruding from their pockets. Just moments later, Jo would be\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Bruce Masters\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1091516618\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781091516618\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Independently Published\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 03\/26\/2019\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 84\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.27lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.20d","brand":"Bruce Masters","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":49162058072319,"sku":"9781091516618","price":12.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/jk-rowling-in-bruce-masters-9781091516618","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}