{"product_id":"9781408704653","title":"The Man Who Dropped the Le Creuset on His Toe and Other Bourgeois Mishaps","description":"Author: Christopher Matthew\u003cbr\u003eISBN: 9781408704653\u003cbr\u003ePublisher: Little Brown\u003cbr\u003eYear first published: 12 Nov 2013\u003cbr\u003ePages: 176 \u003cbr\u003eFormat: Hardback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn THE MAN WHO DROPPED THE LE CREUSET ON HIS TOE, Christopher Matthew follows up the huge success of Now We Are Sixty with a collection of mordant, witty, cautionary verses on the subject of the British bourgeoisie and its foibles and failings.\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eNot only can expensive, enamelled, cast-iron cookware be very dangerous in the wrong hands, but so too can Pilates, open-air opera in evening dress, weekending in Wales with a pug, gastro-tourism in Tuscany, the mid-life parachute jump as an alternative to physiotherapy, and pushing a trolley in Waitrose.\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAs for the middle-aged Lothario's quest for a younger, Mark Two model, this can all too often end in ignominy rather than fun and games and feather boas in Cap Ferrat.\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eSharply observed and gloriously mischievous, In THE MAN WHO DROPPED THE LE CREUSET ON HIS TOE gently punctures the pride and sense of entitlement enjoyed by the pesto-loving middle classes.","brand":"Ships in 10 to 15 days","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47919338913950,"sku":"ING-9781408704653","price":29.78,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0400\/9043\/5742\/files\/9781408704653.jpg?v=1782810564","url":"https:\/\/classicbargains.com.au\/products\/9781408704653","provider":"Classic Bargains Australia","version":"1.0","type":"link"}