{"product_id":"sideways-new-zealand-rex-pickett-9798212180269","title":"Sideways New Zealand: The Road Back","description":"\u003cp\u003eFrom bestselling author Rex Pickett comes Sideways New Zealand, the next delightfully dark and funny novel in the Sideways series.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMiles Raymond thought things were going relatively well.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMiles, the now iconic alter ego of author Rex Pickett--who was first introduced in the critically acclaimed book Sideways and its award-winning movie adaptation--resurfaces on the South Island of New Zealand. All he has in life is a half hectare of Pinot Noir, a guest cottage where his days are numbered, a special needs cat named Max, and a winemaker partner pressing him for a more committed relationship.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThese modest assets are balanced by the impending publication of Miles's new novel, A Year of Pure Feeling. His fledgling publicist has arranged for a book tour that will take Miles along the east coast of New Zealand, from Oamaru to Auckland, to a series of increasingly interesting Kiwi book clubs. In a six-ton camper van! In the winter!\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eJack Manse, after a divorce and a financial disaster, has reinvented himself and gleefully volunteers to copilot, too delighted at the prospect of a road trip and a reunion with Miles to heed his friend's objections.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAlternately blackly comical and poignantly heartbreaking, what started as a book tour through New Zealand becomes a journey through Miles's soul.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Rex Pickett\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 8212180263\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9798212180269\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Blackstone Publishing\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 01\/30\/2024\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 330\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.69lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.28h x 6.38w x 0.96d","brand":"Rex Pickett","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":44311152230655,"sku":"9798212180269","price":27.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_b9defffb-f0be-4d60-ac85-3d8a737f6d4e.jpg?v=1695721336","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/sideways-new-zealand-rex-pickett-9798212180269","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}