{"product_id":"heaven-and-earth-by-frederic-raphael","title":"Heaven and Earth by Frederic Raphael","description":"\u003cp\u003eLife might have been very different for Gideon.\u003cbr\u003eFailed academic turned literary odd-jobber, Gideon Shand is bedevilled by his youth. Through his own fault, the chance of a brilliant Cambridge career has been missed. Nor is all well with his seemingly happy marriage: his wife should have married someone else...\u003cbr\u003eWhen Gideon s alter ego, Stephen Heilman, helps the Shands move to his own neighbourhood from the troublesome city of Chaworth, the past finally catches up with them, forcing Gideon to face the truth.\u003cbr\u003eThis stylish novel of sexual deceit, ambition- and failure - has all the mordant wit and stinging social comment that mark Raphael as one of our most dazzling novelists.\u003cbr\u003eRaphael is spot on in his observation.\u003cbr\u003eOne of our most competent and consistently entertaining chroniclers - Guardian\u003cbr\u003eBy far and away the best thing he has ever done. The book is written with great aplomb... and the dialogue is exceptional -Financial Times\u003cbr\u003eCover illustration by Gary Keane\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Book Express","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43834314719306,"sku":"3022eb","price":8.0,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0618\/9101\/8826\/files\/3022eb.jpg?v=1784765361","url":"https:\/\/www.bookexpress.nz\/products\/heaven-and-earth-by-frederic-raphael","provider":"Book Express","version":"1.0","type":"link"}