{"product_id":"david-foster-son-of-the-rumour","title":"Son Of The Rumour By David Foster","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cem\u003eSons of the Rumour\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eis nothing short of a dazzling and genre-defying work of genius. Foster retells the tale of the legendary eighth-century King Shahrban of Persia who, furious at his wife's infidelity, has decided to marry and then behead a fresh virgin every day. But then the king meets Scheherazade, a beauty of such wiles and storytelling gifts she manages to entertain the him for 1001 nights, staving off death for both herself and her countrywomen. In the process, she also bears him three sons, wisely educates him in morality and kindness, and eventually convinces him to take her as his lawful wife.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIntersecting with the historical tale is the story of Al Morrisey - a middle-aged, Anglo-Irish, former jazz-drumming everyman, on the run from a failed marriage, and cursed with Freudian daydreams of his mother and peculiar nightmares of all things Persian - as he vainly attempts to reconcile the past with the present and reclaim some of his youthful vigour.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIngeniously manipulating the\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eframe tale\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eof the Arabian Nights, and utilising all his narrative gifts of adventurous satire, David Foster has produced a work of fiction like no other. Sprawling, ambitious, explicit but frequently hilarious,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cem\u003eSons of the Rumour\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eis a modern masterpiece, an utterly original novel by one of Australia's greatest living writers, a man who the\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eSydney Morning Herald\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ecritic Andrew Riemer has called\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003ePatrick White's worthy successor\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin: 0cm 0cm 12.0pt 0cm;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: 'Segoe UI',sans-serif; color: #212b36;\"\u003eBook Information\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: 'Segoe UI',sans-serif; color: #212b36;\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin: 0cm 0cm 12.0pt 0cm;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: 'Segoe UI',sans-serif; color: #212b36;\"\u003eFormat: Hardback\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin: 0cm 0cm 12.0pt 0cm;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: 'Segoe UI',sans-serif; color: #212b36;\"\u003ePublished: 01\/11\/2009\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin: 0cm 0cm 12.0pt 0cm;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: 'Segoe UI',sans-serif; color: #212b36;\"\u003eGenre: Fiction, Historical Fiction\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin: 0cm 0cm 12.0pt 0cm;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: 'Segoe UI',sans-serif; color: #212b36;\"\u003ePages: 448\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin: 0cm 0cm 12.0pt 0cm;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: 'Segoe UI',sans-serif; color: #212b36;\"\u003eDimensions: \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin: 0cm 0cm 12.0pt 0cm;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: 'Segoe UI',sans-serif; color: #ff2a00;\"\u003eNote: Remaindered books or remainders\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: 'Segoe UI',sans-serif; color: #ff2a00;\"\u003e are printed books that are over stocks and are sold at reduced prices. Remainder books are sometimes marked by the publisher or slightly damaged.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c!----\u003e","brand":"David Foster","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":10659265085476,"sku":"9781405039581","price":5.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0004\/2811\/3956\/files\/Untitleddesign_47_52a05263-134c-4f24-b05e-a540405aafc7.jpg?v=1718415113","url":"https:\/\/puzzlesrusmore.au\/products\/david-foster-son-of-the-rumour","provider":"booksrusandmore","version":"1.0","type":"link"}