{"product_id":"west-of-sunset-dirk-bogarde-9781448206810","title":"West of Sunset","description":"\u003cp\u003eFirst published in 1984, this is Dirk Bogarde's third novel. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eSet in the shadow of Hollywood opulence - the gaudy wastes of Los Angeles - \u003ci\u003eWest of Sunset\u003c\/i\u003e is a sharp and potent satire of movie-making America. However, the excessive glitter is embedded in a deeper plot about a successful man's fall from grace. Hugo Arlington, a celebrated young writer, had the power to destroy people. His widow, Alice, is not the only person to be haunted by his death and life, and gradually the truth about the dangerous games Hugo played comes to light, and the past comes crashing into the present. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eWest of Sunset\u003c\/i\u003e is an amusing and rich depiction of a world that Bogarde himself came to know and loathe.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Dirk Bogarde\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1448206812\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781448206810\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Bloomsbury Reader\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 07\/18\/2013\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 314\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.07lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.21h x 6.14w x 0.70d","brand":"Dirk Bogarde","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48013932069119,"sku":"9781448206810","price":16.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_5eba00eb-fe15-4fef-8725-623b6e8e3a1f.jpg?v=1767745669","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/west-of-sunset-dirk-bogarde-9781448206810","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}