{"product_id":"reacher-the-stories-behind-the-stories-by-lee-child-9781804998137","title":"Reacher: The Stories Behind The Stories","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFrom global bestseller and creator of Jack Reacher, comes Lee Child's first-ever autobiographical collection.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eOn Monday September 5th, 1994, at home, at the dining room table, I sat down to write. An hour later, I gave the first chapter to my wife. I asked, \"Should I continue?\"\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\"Yes,\" she said. \"I like it.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eFrom urgently scribbling out his debut \u003cem\u003eKilling Floor\u003c\/em\u003e in pencil (the stub of which he still owns), to taking a step back with \u003cem\u003eBlue Moon\u003c\/em\u003e, and everything in between, here are 24 fascinating personal reflections on his life and work, crafted across decades.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eWhether it is through Lee's moving account of meeting a fan years after her mother brought her to a book signing, to facing his first computer and the coming of the internet, to writing about New York just before—and just after—9\/11, to later seeing his novels adapted for the big screen, each riveting piece deftly evokes where he was, psychologically and physically, when he wrote each novel.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eLee has clearly felt unwavering gratitude for his readers since 1997. And these honest, witty and wise reflections were originally designed for fans of Reacher who may be interested in a 'behind-the-scenes'—or, in Lee's words—'why the books turned out the way they did'.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eBut this collection is also so much more. It is the story of a man who once put pencil to paper in an attempt to turn his luck around... and who made every word count.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Penguin Random House NZ","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47638489432300,"sku":"9781804998137","price":30.0,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/9781804998137-reacher-the-stories-behind-the-stories.jpg?v=1779071901","url":"https:\/\/bookhero.co.nz\/products\/reacher-the-stories-behind-the-stories-by-lee-child-9781804998137","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}