{"product_id":"ed-king","title":"Ed King","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eFrom the bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eSnow Falling on Cedars\u003c\/i\u003e, a dazzling, darkly funny, compulsively readable retelling of Sophocles's \u003ci\u003eOedipus Rex\u003c\/i\u003e that takes us from the 1962 Seattle World's Fair to the twenty-first century headquarters of an Internet search giant.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Superbly organised and sophisticated ... Excellently entertaining'\u003c\/b\u003e \u003ci\u003eSunday Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'A great story and a riveting read' \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003eDaily Mail\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn 1962, when Walter Cousins sleeps with his British au pair, Diane Burroughs, he can have no sense of the magnitude of his error: this brief affair sets in motion a tragedy of epic proportions, upending Sophocles's immortal tale of fate, free will, and forbidden desire.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAt the centre is Ed King, an infant given up for adoption who becomes one of the world's most powerful men. But beneath the gripping story of Ed's seemingly inexorable rise to fame and fortune is a dark and unsettling destiny, one that approaches with ever-increasing suspense as the novel reaches its shattering conclusion.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Bloomsbury Publishing PLC","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":32093068394579,"sku":"","price":21.99,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0278\/1295\/4195\/files\/9781408821992_3ad49ceb-fc9f-444c-9a58-3973917b1a1c.jpg?v=1765024245","url":"https:\/\/agendabookshop.com\/products\/ed-king","provider":"Agenda Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}