{"product_id":"9781805333630","title":"Smoking Kills by Antoine Laurain","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Hilarious' \u003ci\u003eDaily Mail\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e'Superbly over-the-top' \u003ci\u003eThe Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHow far would you go to enjoy a cigarette?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e When headhunter Fabrice Valantine faces a smoking ban at work, he decides to undergo hypnotherapy to help him kick the habit.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe treatment is all too effective - Fabrice can no longer enjoy his favourite vice, even when he does light up. Then, in the aftermath of a horrific incident, he rediscovers the buzz of his very first cigarette, and his delight is positively criminal...\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis original and totally French black comedy asks how far you would go for pleasure - and just where any of us would stop.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eTranslated by Louise Rogers Lalaurie.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Antoine Laurain worked as a journalist and in the world of antiques before becoming the award-winning author of ten novels, including \u003ci\u003eThe Red Notebook\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe President's Hat\u003c\/i\u003e. His books have been translated into 25 languages and sold more than 200,000 copies in English. He lives in Paris.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eLouise Rogers Lalaurie is a writer and translator from French, including Fr?d?ric Dard's \u003ci\u003eThe King of Fools\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Inspector of Strange and Unexplained Deaths\u003c\/i\u003e by Olivier Barde-Cabu?on, both published by Pushkin Vertigo. Her work has been shortlisted for the Best Translated Book Award, the Jan Michalski Prize for Literature and the Crime Writers Association International Dagger.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBinding: Paperback \/ softback","brand":"Gardners","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56369237524853,"sku":"9781805333630","price":10.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0612\/7193\/3106\/files\/9781805333630.jpg?v=1763552632","url":"https:\/\/backstory.london\/products\/9781805333630","provider":"Backstory","version":"1.0","type":"link"}