{"product_id":"9781529005561","title":"Diary of a Somebody","description":"\u003cp\u003eAuthor(s): Bilston, Brian, \u003cbr\u003e Binding: Paperback, \u003cbr\u003e Date of Publication: 09\/01\/2020,\u003cbr\u003e Pagination: 288 pages,\u003cbr\u003e Series: N\/A, \u003cbr\u003eImprint: Picador,\u003cbr\u003e Published By: PAN MACMILLAN ,\u003cbr\u003e Book Classification: Modern \u0026amp; contemporary fiction (post c 1945), Crime \u0026amp; mystery, Humour\u003cbr\u003e ISBN13\\EAN\\SKU: 9781529005561\u003cbr\u003e Description: \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIt's January 1st and Brian Bilston's life needs to change. His ex-wife has taken up with a new man, a motivational speaker and marketing guru to boot; he seems to constantly disappoint his long-suffering son; and at work he is drowning in a sea of spreadsheets and management jargon.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBrian's resolution is to write a poem every day; poetry will be his salvation. But there is an obstacle to his happiness in the form of Toby Salt, his arch nemesis in the Poetry Group and rival suitor to Liz, Brian's new poetic inspiration. When Toby goes missing, Brian is the number one suspect.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePart tender love story, part murder mystery, part coruscating description of a wasted life, and interspersed with some of the funniest poems about the mundane and the profound, Diary of a Somebody is a unique, original and hilarious novel. \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eShortlisted for the Costa First Novel Award 2019.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Winstones","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":35021416628377,"sku":"9781529005561","price":9.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0423\/0240\/6809\/products\/9781529005561.jpg?v=1602540604","url":"https:\/\/winstonebooks.pro\/products\/9781529005561","provider":"Winstone's Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}