{"product_id":"9780241779187","title":"As If","description":"Author: Waidner, Isabel\u003cbr\u003eISBN: 9780241779187\u003cbr\u003ePublisher: Penguin UK\u003cbr\u003eYear first published: 26 May 2026\u003cbr\u003ePages: 192 \u003cbr\u003eFormat: Hardback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePlt;bPgt;Trailblazing author Isabel Waidner returns with an existential cat-and-mouse story of grief, loss, ambition, and the possibility making oneself anewPlt;\/bPgt;\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eTwo men meet in a flat in London. They are total strangers and yet they look remarkably alike. Lewis is grieving his dead wife; Korine is hiding from his very-much-alive one. Lewis never had children; Korine is an ambivalent parent at best. Lewis is an erstwhile actor, too depressed to attend the big audition that has just fallen into his lap. Korine has tried a dozen dead-end jobs but never pursued his acting dreams.Plt;BRPgt;Plt;BRPgt;Two men living mirror image lives. Each seeking a second chance to get things right. Each wanting what the other has.Plt;BRPgt;Plt;BRPgt;Plt;iPgt;As IfPlt;\/iPgt; is an existential farce about the road not taken. Surreal and slyly poignant, suffused with ironic melancholia, it is a parable for the twenty-first century everyman: a character trapped in realityP#8217;s hall of mirrors, endlessly searching for something to live for.","brand":"Ships in 10 to 15 days","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48248281006238,"sku":"UBD-9780241779187","price":34.78,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0400\/9043\/5742\/files\/9780241779187.jpg?v=1788869172","url":"https:\/\/classicbargains.com.au\/products\/9780241779187","provider":"Classic Bargains Australia","version":"1.0","type":"link"}