{"product_id":"shooting-martha-1","title":"Shooting Martha","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Darkly comic, beautifully written and full of surprises'\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eDaily Mail\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e    \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Really funny. David is a great writer' \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePaula Hawkins, \u003ci\u003eGood Housekeeping\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'A riotously good novel, witty and earnest, brimming with sharply drawn characters and creeping suspense. David Thewlis is a fabulous writer' \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAnna Bailey, \u003ci\u003eSunday Times \u003c\/i\u003ebestselling author of \u003ci\u003eTall Bones\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'A deliciously smart, hilarious human drama with the pace and intrigue of a gripping thriller. One of the year's most memorable novels'\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eB P Walter, \u003ci\u003eSunday Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eThe Dinner Guest\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCelebrated director Jack Drake can't get through his latest film (his most personal yet) without his wife Martha's support. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe only problem is, she's dead...\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWhen Jack sees Betty Dean - actress, mother, trainwreck - playing the part of a crazed nun on stage in an indie production of \u003ci\u003eThe Devils\u003c\/i\u003e, he is struck dumb by her resemblance to Martha. Desperate to find a way to complete his masterpiece, he hires her to go and stay in his house in France and resuscitate Martha in the role of 'loving spouse'.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBut as Betty spends her days roaming the large, sunlit rooms of Jack's mansion - filled to the brim with odd treasures and the occasional crucifix - and her evenings playing the part of Martha over scripted video calls with Jack, she finds her method acting taking her to increasingly dark places. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAnd as Martha comes back to life, she carries with her the truth about her suicide - and the secret she guarded until the end.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eA darkly funny novel set between a London film set and a villa in the south of France.\u003cbr\u003eA mix of \u003ci\u003eVertigo \u003c\/i\u003eand Jonathan Coe, written by a master storyteller.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePRAISE FOR DAVID THEWLIS'S FICTION\u003c\/b\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'David Thewlis has written an extraordinarily good novel, which is not only brilliant in its own right, but stands proudly beside his work as an actor, no mean boast' \u003cb\u003eBilly Connolly\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Hilarious and horror-filled' \u003cb\u003eFrancesca Segal, \u003ci\u003eObserver\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'A fine study in character disintegration... Very funny' \u003cb\u003eDavid Baddiel, \u003ci\u003eThe Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Exquisitely written with a warm heart and a wry wit... Stunning' \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eElle\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Queasily entertaining'  \u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eFinancial Times\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'A sharp ear for dialogue and a scabrously satiric prose style' \u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eDaily Mail\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Laugh-out-loud, darkly intelligent' \u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'This is far more than an actor's vanity project: Thewlis has talent' \u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eKirkus\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Orion Publishing Co","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54243205415256,"sku":"9781474621557","price":16.99,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0278\/1295\/4195\/files\/9781474621557_4e885aca-7bec-428b-9189-8b32722fb710.jpg?v=1764595838","url":"https:\/\/agendabookshop.com\/products\/shooting-martha-1","provider":"Agenda Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}