{"product_id":"9780143124429","title":"Flimsy Little Plastic Miracles: A Novel","description":"Author:\u003cbr\u003eISBN: 9780143124429\u003cbr\u003ePublisher: Penguin Group USA\u003cbr\u003eYear first published: 26 Mar 2014\u003cbr\u003ePages: 352 \u003cbr\u003eFormat: Paperback \/ softback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eHow much does the truth matter to you?\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe truth here is that Ron Currie, Jr., wrote the book you now hold in your hands.       The truth is that the protagonist of \u003ci\u003eFlimsy Little Plastic Miracles\u003c\/i\u003e is also named Ron Currie, Jr., and as you'd expect, he's an awful lot like the guy who wrote the book.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBoth of them are writers; both of their fathers are dead; both of them are probably a bit too earnest for their own good.       And they're each deeply in love with women whose beauty and allure are matched only by their elusiveness.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWhen Currie the character travels to a small Caribbean island to begin a new book about the woman he loves, he inadvertently fakes his own death, which turns out to be the best career move he's ever made - until he learns that the one thing that the world will not forgive is having been told a deeply satisfying lie.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e'Currie's most grounded work yet . . .  his  gorgeously questioning prose explores the deeper meaning things gain after they are gone.'      \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe New Yorker\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e'Sharp and sarcastic, Currie's dramatic story keeps you tethered in place . . . . A truly genuine love story wrapped in a series of comically improbable events.'      \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Daily Beast\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e'Resounds with humor and insight into love, loss, and reality . . . An astonishing feat of innovation with surprises on nearly every page, Currie's entrancing novel marks the work of a scathingly comic virtuoso.'      \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Ships in 10 to 15 days","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47901032317086,"sku":"ING-9780143124429","price":31.78,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0400\/9043\/5742\/files\/9780143124429.jpg?v=1782351860","url":"https:\/\/classicbargains.com.au\/products\/9780143124429","provider":"Classic Bargains Australia","version":"1.0","type":"link"}