{"product_id":"an-awfully-big-adventure","title":"An Awfully Big Adventure","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eShortlisted for the 1990 Booker Prize, and with a new introduction by Yiyun Li, a darkly comic novel of class, the long shadow of war, and unrequited first love. \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan data-ccp-props='{\"201341983\":0,\"335559739\":0,\"335559740\":240}'\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-contrast=\"auto\"\u003eLiverpool, 1950. Sixteen-year-old Stella is hired as assistant stage manager by a repertory theatre company and soon falls into a heady infatuation with the director, Meredith – failing to notice how he shows not only no interest in her, but in any woman. When the celebrated actor O’Hara arrives to take the lead in their production of\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cspan data-contrast=\"auto\"\u003ePeter Pan\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan data-contrast=\"auto\"\u003e, it sets in motion a drama offstage of lost innocence, tragedy and miscommunication. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-ccp-props='{\"201341983\":0,\"335559739\":0,\"335559740\":240}'\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan data-ccp-props='{\"201341983\":0,\"335559739\":0,\"335559740\":240}'\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-contrast=\"auto\"\u003ePeopled by a cast of eccentric characters and the air thick with the scent of greasepaint and cigarettes,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cspan data-contrast=\"auto\"\u003eAn Awfully Big Adventure\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan data-contrast=\"auto\"\u003eis an evocative and sharp-edged novel for fans of Penelope Fitzgerald, Muriel Spark and Camilla Grudova.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-ccp-props='{\"201341983\":0,\"335559739\":0,\"335559740\":240}'\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan data-ccp-props='{\"201341983\":0,\"335559739\":0,\"335559740\":240}'\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\n\u003cspan\u003eFormat: Paperback\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePublished: 2026\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePublisher: Daunt Books\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePages: 288\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eLanguage: English\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eISBN 10: 1917092504\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eISBN 13: \u003c\/span\u003e9781917092500\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Beryl Bainbridge","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52903590887690,"sku":null,"price":14.95,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0282\/6066\/3399\/files\/Screenshot2026-04-22at13.28.06.png?v=1776863633","url":"https:\/\/www.shakespeareandsons.com\/products\/an-awfully-big-adventure","provider":"Shakespeare \u0026 Sons Buchhandel GmbH","version":"1.0","type":"link"}