{"product_id":"headlong-a-novel-bestselling-backlist","title":"Headlong: A Novel (Bestselling Backlist)","description":"An unlikely con man wagers wife, wealth, and sanity in pursuit of an elusive Old Master.\n\nInvited to dinner by the boorish local landowner, Martin Clay, an easily distracted philosopher, and his art-historian wife are asked to assess three dusty paintings blocking the draught from the chimney. But hiding beneath the soot is nothing less-Martin believes-than a lost work by Bruegel. So begins a hilarious trail of lies and concealments, desperate schemes and soaring hopes as Martin, betting all that he owns and much that he doesn't, embarks on a quest to prove his hunch, win his wife over, and separate the painting from its owner.\n\nIn Headlong, Michael Frayn, \"the master of what is seriously funny\" (Anthony Burgess), offers a procession of superbly realized characters, from the country squire gone to seed to his giddy, oversexed young wife. All are burdened by human muddle and human cravings; all are searching for a moral compass as they grapple with greed, folly, and desire. And at the heart of the clamor is Breugel's vision, its dark tones warning of the real risks of temptation and obsession.\n\nWith this new novel, Michael Frayn has given us entertainment of the highest order. Supremely wise and wickedly funny, Headlong elevates Frayn into the front rank of contemporary novelists.\u003cbr\u003eASIN: 0312267460\u003cbr\u003eVSKU: RDV.0312267460.G\u003cbr\u003eCondition: Good\u003cbr\u003eAuthor\/Artist:Frayn, Michael\u003cbr\u003eBinding: Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eNote:\u003c\/b\u003e Any images shown are stock photographs and product may differ from what is shown.  \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCondition Notes\u003c\/b\u003e: This book is in good condition with very minimal damage. Pages may have minimal notes or highlighting. Cover image on the book may vary from photo. Ships out quickly in a secure plastic mailer.  \u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Reliant Bookstore","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46593810727089,"sku":"RDV.0312267460.G","price":6.98,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0544\/8872\/7729\/files\/0312267460-0.jpg?v=1768498443","url":"https:\/\/www.reliantbookstore.com\/products\/headlong-a-novel-bestselling-backlist","provider":"Reliant Bookstore","version":"1.0","type":"link"}