{"product_id":"9781399746656","title":"Shades of Grey : For fans of Douglas Adams and Terry Pratchett - the cult classic, full of colourful characters and brilliant twists by Jasper Fforde","description":"'Fforde's books are more than an ingenious idea. They\u003cp\u003e  are written with buoyant zest and are tautly plotted . . . and are\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e  embellished with the rich details of a Dickens or Pratchett' IndependentHundreds of years in the future, after the Something\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e  that Happened, the world is an alarmingly different place. Life is lived\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e  according to The Rulebook and social hierarchy is determined by your\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e  perception of colour.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e  Eddie Russett is an above average Red who dreams of moving up the ladder by\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e  marriage to Constance Oxblood. Until he is sent to the Outer Fringes where\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e  he meets Jane - a lowly Grey with an uncontrollable temper and a desire to\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e  see him killed. For Eddie, it's love at first sight. But his infatuation will lead him to\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e  discover that all is not as it seems in a world where everything that looks\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e  black and white is really shades of grey . . .\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e  If George Orwell had tripped over a paint pot or Douglas Adams favoured\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e  colour swatches instead of towels, neither of them would have come up\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e  with anything as brilliant as Shades of Grey.\u003c\/p\u003e,\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Binding: Paperback,\u003cbr\u003ePagination: 448 pages","brand":"Hodder \u0026 Stoughton","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46040507580643,"sku":"9781399746656","price":10.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1701\/6275\/files\/9781399746656.jpg?v=1740145906","url":"https:\/\/www.harbourbookshop.co.uk\/products\/9781399746656","provider":"The Harbour Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}