{"product_id":"the-birdcage-john-bowen-9780571241859","title":"The Birdcage","description":"\u003cp\u003eIn John Bowen's \u003ci\u003eThe Birdcage\u003c\/i\u003e Peter Ash and Norah Palmer have been living together for nine years. Having never seen the point in getting married they are the epitome of a modern successful career-oriented couple; Peter is the compere for a series of 'art' films and Norah is the Script Editor for the Drama Department of a commercial television company. Why then when holidaying in Venice does Peter decide to break up their long-lasting relationship? What happens to their order and sense of self when he succeeds? \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBy turns wildly funny and frightening \u003ci\u003eThe Birdcage\u003c\/i\u003e is a novel about the end of a love affair, the repercussions and the emotional fallout. A host of brilliantly created characters people the book, including Bunty Bates the policewoman, and Edward Laverick, a playwright who finds himself the object of a hunt. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBowen creates a world that his readers can relate to and analyses the social and psychological end of a relationship. At times comical and tragic \u003ci\u003eThe Birdcage\u003c\/i\u003e remains an original and exciting novel 44 years after its first publication in 1964.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e John Bowen\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0571241859\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780571241859\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Faber Finds\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 05\/29\/2008\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 210\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.60lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.50h x 5.50w x 0.48d","brand":"John Bowen","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48748298010879,"sku":"9780571241859","price":16.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-birdcage-john-bowen-9780571241859","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}