{"product_id":"willy-russell-the-wrong-boy-2001-paperback","title":"Willy Russell: The Wrong Boy [2001] paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe hilarious, bittersweet novel from the playwright behind\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e EDUCATING RITA, SHIRLEY VALENTINE and award-winning musical BLOOD BROTHERS\u003ci\u003e.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eDear Morrissey,\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eI'm feeling dead depressed and down. \u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003eLike a streetlamp without a bulb or a goose at the onset of Christmas time.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eAnyroad, I thought I'd pen a few lines to someone who'd understand...\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIt's 1991. Raymond Marks is a normal boy, from a normal family, in a normal northern town. Only lately, he's been feeling dead down. His dad left home after falling in love with a five-string banjo. His fun-hating grandma believes she should have married Jean-Paul Sartre: \u003ci\u003e'I could never read his books, but y' could tell from his picture, there was nothing frivolous about John-Paul Sartre.'\u003c\/i\u003e Felonious Uncle Jason and Appalling Aunty Paula are lusting after the satellite dish.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAnd so he turns to the one person who'll understand what he's going through: Morrissey. Told through a series of heartfelt letters to the frontman of The Smiths, this is a laugh-out-loud funny, incredibly poignant tale from a character you can't help but love.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'B\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eig-hearted, wonderfully funny and engrossing' \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003eTHE MIRROR\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'A warm, funny, poignant story. I loved \u003ci\u003eThe Wrong Boy\u003c\/i\u003e - and so will you' \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003eSUNDAY TELEGRAPH\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003e'A comic masterpiece' \u003c\/b\u003eBEL MOONEY, MAIL ON SUNDAY\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Russell, Willy","offers":[{"title":"New","offer_id":46772602077523,"sku":"9780552996457","price":14.3,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":false},{"title":"Good","offer_id":48078666105171,"sku":"XG80552996457","price":4.99,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0616\/4001\/6057\/files\/russell-willy-willy-russell-the-wrong-boy-2001-paperback-59477450096979.jpg?v=1728886093","url":"https:\/\/chaptersbookstore.com\/products\/willy-russell-the-wrong-boy-2001-paperback","provider":"Chapters Bookstore","version":"1.0","type":"link"}