{"product_id":"9780062082503","title":"Practical Jean: A Novel","description":"\u003ctable\u003e\u003ctbody\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAuthor\/Contributor(s):\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003eCole, Trevor\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eHarper Perennial\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDate:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e10\/11\/2011\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBinding:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003ePaperback\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCondition:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003eNEW\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/tbody\u003e\u003c\/table\u003eJean wouldn’t be able stand it if something unfortunate were to befall her friends—that’s why decides to kill them herself, before anything else can harm them. \u003cem\u003eBad Marie \u003c\/em\u003emeets \u003cem\u003eArsenic and Old Lace \u003c\/em\u003ein this darkly humorous story of a woman whose overpowering love for her friends moves her to murder each and every one of them. \u003cem\u003ePractical Jean\u003c\/em\u003e, the U.S. debut of acclaimed Canadian author Trevor Cole, is a “biting and black comedy of middle-class mores gone murderously wrong” that “combines diamond-cut social satire with thoughtful contemplations of friendship” (\u003cem\u003eGlobe and Mail\u003c\/em\u003e). A deliciously dark satire with roots that spread from Jonathan Swift’s \u003cem\u003eA Modest Proposal \u003c\/em\u003eto Tim Burton’s \u003cem\u003eEdward Scissorhands\u003c\/em\u003e, Cole’s \u003cem\u003ePractical Jean \u003c\/em\u003eis a razor’s edge dissection of relationships, faithfulness, and homicide. After all, what are friends for? \u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Harper Perennial","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47011100950783,"sku":"9780062082503","price":14.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0452\/0886\/2873\/files\/9780062082503_s600x595.jpg?v=1779893136","url":"https:\/\/massivebookshop.com\/products\/9780062082503","provider":"MASSIVE BOOKSHOP","version":"1.0","type":"link"}