{"product_id":"relict-of-the-above-tom-pandelaere-esq-9798307549926","title":"Relict of the Above: An existential satire","description":"\u003ci\u003e- Has Fay started cooking?\u003cbr\u003e- Fay's dead.\u003cbr\u003e- Who's in the kitchen? Where's auntie Jane?\u003cbr\u003e- In the cemetery since nineteen thirty.\u003cbr\u003e- If she's not back by eight, we'll start without her.\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIt is 1970 in the Isle of Man and Christmas is approaching. Which can mean only one thing: time to memorise a thesaurus in the bathtub. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eElderly sisters Elizabeth and Margery are greatly looking forward to a visit from young Holly, who is coming over from Liverpool for the festive season. But you do have to ask: are they both still \u003ci\u003ecompos mentis\u003c\/i\u003e? They certainly seem stuck in the past somewhat. And when Holly finally arrives, odd things start to happen. Surreal things, one might say. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eTheir bizarre behaviour raises several questions. Do the siblings have an ulterior motive in inviting Holly? Why are they so hostile to one another? Is Margery a mermaid? What really happened during the war? And why hasn't Fay laid the table yet? ...Oh, right, she's dead, isn't she? It's just one excuse after another. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eRelict of the Above\u003c\/i\u003e is an existential satire in five acts for an all-female cast. Contains obsolete language, nudity, substance abuse and sarcasm.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Tom Pandelaere Esq\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9798307549926\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Independently Published\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 01\/24\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 152\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.35lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.00h x 5.00w x 0.33d","brand":"Tom Pandelaere Esq","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":49166828372223,"sku":"9798307549926","price":11.7,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/relict-of-the-above-tom-pandelaere-esq-9798307549926","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}