{"product_id":"the-long-shoe-by-bob-mortimer-9781398548084","title":"The Long Shoe","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA touching story of human relationships\u003c\/strong\u003e – \u003cem\u003eThe Guardian\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA delight to read\u003c\/strong\u003e – \u003cem\u003eDaily Express\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCharacteristically offbeat and thoroughly amiable\u003c\/strong\u003e – \u003cem\u003eFinancial Times\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eBathroom salesman Matt is at a crossroads. He has lost his job, he is about to be made homeless and his girlfriend has left him. He wants his luck to change and he wants things to go back to how they were. Out of the blue, he is offered a job that comes with a free luxury apartment. He hopes this might be enough to tempt her back. But, as events unfold, it starts to dawn on him that perhaps she didn't leave of her own accord after all…\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA genuinely unexpected storyline... Definitely good for a plane ride or holiday when you can settle in and soak up the idiosyncratic characters and startling plot twists.\u003c\/strong\u003e – \u003cem\u003eThe Daily Telegraph\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePraise for Bob Mortimer:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eAs a comedian, Bob Mortimer spins a shaggy-dog story like nobody else – \u003cem\u003eThe Guardian\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThe much loved comic proves adept at noirish fiction in a debut whose surrealist humour sets it apart – \u003cem\u003eObserver\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eMortimer’s verbal specificity and off-kilter humour will keep his fans chuckling – \u003cem\u003eThe Times\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThere is a sweetness to his worldview that makes his writing gently poignant... Like Spike Milligan, the only vintage comic whose fiction is still read, Mortimer has managed to use a novel as a vehicle for his distinctive comedic voice – \u003cem\u003eThe Telegraph\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Simon \u0026 Schuster NZ","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47745320583404,"sku":"9781398548084","price":28.99,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/9781398548084-the-long-shoe.jpg?v=1781500365","url":"https:\/\/bookhero.co.nz\/products\/the-long-shoe-by-bob-mortimer-9781398548084","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}