{"product_id":"blott-on-the-landscape-by-tom-sharpe-copy","title":"Blott on the Landscape by Tom Sharpe","description":"\u003cp\u003eSir Giles, an MP of few principles, decides to build a motorway through a particularly picturesque piece of England, but he has reckoned without his wife, Lady Maude, and her enigmatic gardener, Blott. From the author of ANCESTRAL VICES, THE MIDDEN and WILT.  Editorial Reviews  From Library Journal This farcical 1975 novel pits the good-hearted Lady Maude against the diabolical Sir Giles, who plans to ruin the local countryside by constructing a highway that will serve little purpose other than lining his pockets. The fight against bureaucracy makes for deft comedy.  Copyright 1999 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.  About the Author  Tom Sharpe was an English satirical author, born in London and educated at Lancing College and at Pembroke College, Cambridge. After National Service with the Royal Marines he moved to South Africa in 1951, doing social work and teaching in Natal, until deported in 1961.  His work in South Africa inspired the novels Riotous Assembly and Indecent Exposure. From 1963 until 1972 he was a History lecturer at the Cambridge College of Arts and Technology, which inspired his Wilt series Wilt, The Wilt Alternative, Wilt on High and Wilt in Nowhere. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.  From AudioFile Blott on the Landscape is a satiric farce in which the feuding between an aristocratic couple spills disastrously into the public arena. The humor is in the Monty Python tradition-- slapstick, vulgar and sometimes cruel. This piece of fluff gets better than it deserves from David Suchet, whose lively and colorful performance is likely to hold many listeners who would lose interest in the printed page. In the American tradition, he provides a package which outshines its contents. Production values and packaging are first class. J.N. (c)AudioFile, Portland, Maine --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Book Express","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44067980050506,"sku":"6940aw","price":8.0,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0618\/9101\/8826\/files\/6940aw.jpg?v=1786682747","url":"https:\/\/www.bookexpress.nz\/products\/blott-on-the-landscape-by-tom-sharpe-copy","provider":"Book Express","version":"1.0","type":"link"}