{"product_id":"the-last-days-of-night","title":"The Last Days of Night","description":"\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eNEW YORK TIMES\u003c\/i\u003e BESTSELLER\u003cbr\u003e A thrilling novel based on actual events, about the nature of genius, the cost of ambition, and the battle to electrify America \u003c\/b\u003e– \u003cb\u003efrom the Oscar-winning screenwriter of \u003ci\u003eThe Imitation Game\u003c\/i\u003e and author of \u003ci\u003eThe Sherlockian\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSOON TO BE A MAJOR MOTION PICTURE STARRING EDDIE REDMAYNE\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eNew York, 1888. \u003c\/b\u003eGas lamps still flicker in the city streets, but the miracle of electric light is in its infancy. The person who controls the means to turn night into day will make history – and a vast fortune. A young untested lawyer named \u003cb\u003ePaul Cravath\u003c\/b\u003e, fresh out of Columbia Law School, takes a case that seems impossible to win. Paul’s client, \u003cb\u003eGeorge Westinghouse\u003c\/b\u003e, has been sued by \u003cb\u003eThomas Edison\u003c\/b\u003e over a billion-dollar question: \u003cb\u003eWho invented the light bulb and holds the right to power the country?\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e The task facing \u003cb\u003eCravath\u003c\/b\u003e is truly daunting – \u003cb\u003ewin\u003c\/b\u003e. And the stakes are immense: the winner of the case will illuminate America. In obsessive pursuit of victory, \u003cb\u003ePaul\u003c\/b\u003e crosses paths with \u003cb\u003eNikola Tesla\u003c\/b\u003e, an eccentric, brilliant inventor who may hold the key to defeating \u003cb\u003eEdison\u003c\/b\u003e, and with \u003cb\u003eAgnes Huntington\u003c\/b\u003e, a beautiful opera singer who proves to be a flawless performer on stage and off. As \u003cb\u003ePaul\u003c\/b\u003e takes greater and greater risks, he’ll find that everyone in his path is playing their own game, and no one is quite who they seem . . .\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePraise for \u003ci\u003eThe Last Days of Night\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e ‘Moore weaves a complex web . . . He \u003cb\u003econjures Gilded Age New York City\u003c\/b\u003e so vividly, it feels like only yesterday’ \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eEntertainment Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e ‘A \u003cb\u003emodel of superior historical fiction\u003c\/b\u003e . . . Graham Moore digs deep into long-forgotten facts to give us an exciting, sometimes astonishing story of two geniuses locked in a brutal battle to change the world. . .[A] brilliant journey into the past’ \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Washington Post\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e ‘\u003cb\u003eMesmerizing\u003c\/b\u003e, clever, and absolutely crackling . . . a beautifully researched, endlessly entertaining novel that \u003cb\u003ewill leave you buzzing\u003c\/b\u003e’ \u003cb\u003eGillian Flynn, author of \u003ci\u003eGone Girl\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e ‘Part legal thriller, part tour of a magical time –\u003cb\u003e the age of wonder\u003c\/b\u003e – and once you’ve finished it, you’ll find it hard to return to the world of now’ \u003cb\u003eErik Larson, author of \u003ci\u003eThe Devil in the White City\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e","brand":"Gardners","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57504959332725,"sku":"9781471165757","price":8.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"url":"https:\/\/backstory.london\/products\/the-last-days-of-night","provider":"Backstory","version":"1.0","type":"link"}