{"product_id":"9780312420369","title":"The Debt to Pleasure : A Novel","description":"\u003cstrong\u003eThe Debt to Pleasure\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor(s): John Lanchester\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eWinner of the Whitbread Award for Best First Novel and a \u003ci\u003eNew York Times Notable Book\u003c\/i\u003e, John Lanchester's\u003ci\u003e The Debt to Pleasure \u003c\/i\u003eis a wickedly funny ode to food. \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eTraveling from Portsmouth to the south of France, Tarquin Winot, the book's snobbish narrator, instructs us in his philosophy on everything from the erotics of dislike to the psychology of the menu. Under the guise of completing a cookbook, Winot is in fact on a much more sinister mission that only gradually comes to light.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eReview(s):\u003cbr\u003e“The Debt to Pleasure has no flaws. It is witty, frequently hilarious, and wicked.” —\u003ci\u003eThe Boston Globe\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIACP Crystal Whisk Award - Winner (1997), Winner IACP Cookbook Award - Winner (1997), IACP Crystal Whisk Award - Nominee (1997), Nominated IACP Cookbook Award - Nominee (1997), Winner Whitbread Book Award - Winner (1996)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eISBN:  9780312420369\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e ","brand":"Picador","offers":[{"title":"Paperback \/ softback","offer_id":40670979195086,"sku":"9780312420369","price":19.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0600\/7029\/7806\/products\/getimage_3818364f-2a0d-43db-99c4-af97e839c795.jpg?v=1639797779","url":"https:\/\/pickwickbookshop.com\/products\/9780312420369","provider":"Pickwick Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}