{"product_id":"9780857305640","title":"Connecticut","description":"Author: David Thomson\u003cbr\u003eISBN: 9780857305640\u003cbr\u003ePublisher: Oldcastle Books\u003cbr\u003eYear first published: 01 Sep 2023\u003cbr\u003ePages: 256\u003cbr\u003eFormat: Paperback \/ softback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe third novel in David Thomson\u0026amp;#x27;s series inspired by movie genres - an enchanting yet haunting celebration of screwball romantic comedies. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn 1985, with the acclaimed \u003ci\u003eSuspects\u003c\/i\u003e, and then in 1990 with the exhilarating \u003ci\u003eSilver Light\u003c\/i\u003e, David Thomson delivered unprecedented fictions in which the characters were figures from film noir and the Western. Now a trilogy is completed with \u003ci\u003eConnecticut\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhy \u003ci\u003eConnecticut\u003c\/i\u003e? Because that lovely, liberal state has been set aside as the resting place for every disturbed person in the nation! At first, this seems like an opportunity for meeting up with the merry ghosts of Cary Grant, Katharine Hepburn, Carole Lombard, William Powell and Margaret Sullavan. We get glimpses of\u003ci\u003e Bringing Up Baby, My Man Godfrey \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eThe Lady Eve\u003c\/i\u003e. But then the wild comedy darkens as we realize that \u003ci\u003eConnecticut \u003c\/i\u003eitself is on the edge of a demented and cruel war that challenges all its inmates to keep seeing the comic side of mishap and madness. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe trilogy is revealed not just as a set of dazzling stories. But a commentary on how far we have all been steered towards delightful but dangerous fantasies by the movies. Aren\u0026amp;#x27;t we all screwball now? Is \u003ci\u003eConnecticut \u003c\/i\u003esafe to visit?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePraise for David Thomson:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u0026amp;#x27;A fascinating novel. With its rich, handsome prose, this is a book to savor\u0026amp;#x27; -\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u0026amp;#x27;Quite probably, \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eSuspects\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e is the most elaborate and witty piece of fan fiction ever\u0026amp;#x27; - \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eIndependent\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u0026amp;#x27;A dazzling work of narrative invention\u0026amp;#x27; - \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eVillage Voice\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u0026amp;#x27;Thomson\u0026amp;#x27;s intricate, hypnotic history\/romance about the Old West and how we have come to perceive it...Masterly\u0026amp;#x27; - \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eLA Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Ships in 10 to 15 days","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46814082105502,"sku":"ADS-9780857305640","price":22.78,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0400\/9043\/5742\/files\/9780857305640.jpg?v=1778334435","url":"https:\/\/classicbargains.com.au\/products\/9780857305640","provider":"Classic Bargains Australia","version":"1.0","type":"link"}