{"product_id":"the-guts-c-e-grimes-9781923099609","title":"The Guts","description":"\u003cp\u003eAfter being violently warned off a story, investigative journalist Adam Osprey has pretty much resigned himself to the ease of lifestyle journalism, eating and drinking for a living. But his old instincts are triggered when a mysterious message on his computer interrupts his research for an article on Sydney's best restaurant toilets.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eJustine has returned to Sydney after a stint working in Africa as an aid worker. Many of her friends are beginning to get married and have babies. She is getting itchy feet when a chance meeting with an old lover in a pub leads to a dangerous, somewhat repulsive mission.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eRoger Houston, Minister for Development in the Sporty Party, is one of the old school, whose career in politics has followed a buffet logic of hedonism and self-enrichment. But just when it looks as if he has succeeded in becoming the master puppeteer, the disappearance of Alexander Parker MP sets in train aa surprising series of events.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Guts\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e is a sharp, funny and affecting literary thriller about Sydney's power, politics and lifestyle obsessions as the internet began to change everything.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e C. E. Grimes\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1923099604\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781923099609\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Puncher \u0026amp; Wattmann\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 03\/01\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 264\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.70lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.27h x 5.83w x 0.60d","brand":"C. E. Grimes","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":50664185594111,"sku":"9781923099609","price":20.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_f443d2e3-9239-49e3-8f21-26850fe01b6f.jpg?v=1792006025","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-guts-c-e-grimes-9781923099609","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}