{"product_id":"the-bee-sting-paul-murray-1","title":"The Bee Sting","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"Formatted\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eFrom the author of \u003ci\u003eSkippy Dies\u003c\/i\u003e comes Paul Murray's \u003ci\u003eThe Bee Sting\u003c\/i\u003e, an irresistibly funny, wise, and thought-provoking tour de force about family, fortune, and the struggle to be a good person when the world is falling apart.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe Barnes family is in trouble. Dickie’s once-lucrative car business is going under―but rather than face the music, he’s spending his days in the woods, building an apocalypse-proof bunker with a renegade handyman. His wife Imelda is selling off her jewelry on eBay, while their teenage daughter Cass, formerly top of her class, seems determined to binge-drink her way through her final exams. And twelve-year-old PJ is putting the final touches to his grand plan to run away from home.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWhere did it all go wrong? A patch of ice on the tarmac, a casual favor to a charming stranger, a bee caught beneath a bridal veil―can a single moment of bad luck change the direction of a life? And if the story has already been written―is there still time to find a happy ending?\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePlease note this copy has light creases on the cover.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"\"\u003eISBN: 9780241353967\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"\"\u003eSize: Trade Paperback, 645 pages\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"\"\u003ePublisher: \u003cspan\u003eHamish Hamilton\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"\"\u003ePublished: 2023\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"B - Good Condition","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45383117766812,"sku":null,"price":10.0,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0526\/1597\/0972\/files\/thebee_2_0836eba9-86fe-4938-a377-9fc23f4b21d4.jpg?v=1783402761","url":"https:\/\/booksforless.co.nz\/products\/the-bee-sting-paul-murray-1","provider":"Books For Less","version":"1.0","type":"link"}