{"product_id":"confessions-of-a-map-dealer","title":"Confessions of a Map Dealer","description":"\u003cp\u003e'My first mistake was to be heterosexual.'\u003cbr\u003eSuch is one of several complaints in the first of four conversations between Henry Hart - who is a married father of two young girls - and his long-time friend, Darius Saddler - who is gay and unattached.\u003cbr\u003eIt is just over a year since the two men last met. Crippled and humiliated by debt, Hart - a dealer in antique maps - has managed to ruin his marriage, to commit an undeniable act of theft, and to become a suspect in France for a very serious crime.\u003cbr\u003eWith a lover on the side, a stolen map in his pocket, an ace French detective on his trail, a wife who is unusually cold and in the know, it is time for Hart to enlist the help of his oldest friend.\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eConfessions of a Map Dealer\u003c\/i\u003e relates the attempts of Hart and Saddler to knit their lives together again, and to extricate Hart from the myriad problems he has brought upon himself.\u003cbr\u003eA mystery, a one-sided love story, a tale of guilt, blackmail and self-delusion, \u003ci\u003eConfessions of a Map Dealer\u003c\/i\u003e is an intricate comedy of errors from a celebrated practitioner of the genre.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Vintage Publishing","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54221375897944,"sku":"9781846551499","price":18.5,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0278\/1295\/4195\/files\/9781846551499.jpg?v=1764394227","url":"https:\/\/agendabookshop.com\/products\/confessions-of-a-map-dealer","provider":"Agenda Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}