{"product_id":"and-then-and-then-what-else-by-lemony-snicket-9781836430339","title":"And Then? And Then? What Else?","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA memoir from the beloved author behind the multimillion-copy bestselling \u003cem\u003eA Series of Unfortunate Events\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eHandler’s memoir, although subtle, ironic and full of dry wit, still pulses with that same childlike enthusiasm for books. Read it and you might just catch the bug.\u003c\/em\u003e – \u003cstrong\u003eThe Sunday Times\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eKnown to most as Lemony Snicket, the tormented narrator of \u003cem\u003eA Series of Unfortunate Events\u003c\/em\u003e, Daniel Handler spends his days writing – for children and adults; film and television; and, occasionally, the accordion. Mainly, he writes about horrible things: orphans, abusive uncles, poison, murder, arson, bad grammar...\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eA love letter to the consoling and terrifying power of books, \u003cem\u003eAnd Then? And Then? What Else?\u003c\/em\u003e traces Handler’s life through morbid poetry collections, eccentric acting troupes, hazy midnight taxi rides, second-hand bookstores and psychiatric units. Traversing his personal canon from his first encounter with Baudelaire to Vladimir Nabokov, Elizabeth Bishop and The Pet Shop Boys, Handler offers a witty, poignant exploration of reading, writing and why we tell stories.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eExtraordinary... highly entertaining.\u003c\/em\u003e – \u003cstrong\u003eDaily Telegraph\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThis erudite, vulnerable, funny and idiosyncratic book ranks among his best. Grown-up fans of Lemony Snicket will enjoy discovering the rest of the story.\u003c\/em\u003e – \u003cstrong\u003eWall Street Journal\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Allen \u0026 Unwin","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47340627788012,"sku":"9781836430339","price":26.99,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/15030b3513b38d9dcafe9ebc272f13fd.jpg?v=1772191787","url":"https:\/\/bookhero.co.nz\/products\/and-then-and-then-what-else-by-lemony-snicket-9781836430339","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}