{"product_id":"9780940322790","title":"A Way of Life, Like Any Other","description":"Author: O'Brien, Darcy\u003cbr\u003eISBN: 9780940322790\u003cbr\u003ePublisher: RANDOM HOUSE US\u003cbr\u003eYear first published: 15 Sep 2006\u003cbr\u003ePages: 176 \u003cbr\u003eFormat: Paperback \/ softback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA hilarious and devastating tale of growing up in Hollywood.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe hero of Darcy O'Brien's \u003ci\u003eA Way of Life, Like Any Other\u003c\/i\u003e is a child of Hollywood, and once his life was a glittery dream. His father starred in Westerns. His mother was a goddess of the silver screen. The family enjoyed the high life on their estate, Casa Fiesta. But his parents' careers have crashed since then, and their marriage has broken up too.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eLovesick and sex-crazed, the mother sets out on an intercontinental quest for the right-or wrong-man, while her mild-mannered but manipulative former husband clings to his memories in California. And their teenage son? How he struggles both to keep faith with his family and to get by himself, and what in the end he must do to break free, makes for a classic coming-of-age story-a novel that combines keen insight and devastating wit to hilarious and heartbreaking effect.","brand":"Ships in 10 to 15 days","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46299247280286,"sku":"UBD-9780940322790","price":32.78,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0400\/9043\/5742\/files\/9780940322790.jpg?v=1766041381","url":"https:\/\/classicbargains.com.au\/products\/9780940322790","provider":"Classic Bargains Australia","version":"1.0","type":"link"}