{"product_id":"went-to-london-took-the-dog-by-nina-stibbe-9781035025299","title":"Went to London, Took the Dog","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003ePainfully funny, but also deeply moving\u003c\/em\u003e - Meg Mason\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eVulnerable, sharp, funny, wise\u003c\/em\u003e - Bonnie Garmus\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eA unique comic voice, endlessly funny\u003c\/em\u003e - David Nicholls\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eTwenty years after leaving London, Nina Stibbe is back in town with her dog, Peggy. Together they take up lodging in the house of writer Deborah (Debby) Moggach in Camden for 'a year-long sabbatical'. It's a break from married life back in Cornwall, or even perhaps a fresh start altogether.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eDebby does not have many demands - only to water the garden, watch for toads, and defrost the odd pie - so Nina is free to explore the city she once called home. Between scrutinising her son's online dating developments, navigating the politics of the local pool, and taking detergent advice at the laundrette, this diary of a sixty-year-old runaway reunites us with the inimitable voice of \u003cem\u003eLove, Nina\u003c\/em\u003e, as the writer becomes, as she puts it, 'a proper adult' at last.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eAn utter, UTTER treat! It was like spending time with my most clever, insightful, funny, FUNNY friend\u003c\/em\u003e - Marian Keyes\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eNo one writes heartbreak more hilariously, or hilarity more heartbreakingly\u003c\/em\u003e - Katherine Heiny\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eSo sharp and funny, blissfully gossipy, enviably well-observed . . . I loved it\u003c\/em\u003e - India Knight\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Macmillan Publishers New Zealand Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48244826112236,"sku":"9781035025299","price":47.99,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/9781035025299-went-to-london-took-the-dog-1.jpg?v=1788017143","url":"https:\/\/bookhero.co.nz\/products\/went-to-london-took-the-dog-by-nina-stibbe-9781035025299","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}