{"product_id":"shooting-martha-by-david-thewlis","title":"Shooting Martha By David Thewlis","description":"\u003cp\u003eA fabulous, darkly funny and ultimately devastating novel set between a London film set and a villa in the south of France - a mix of Vertigo and Jonathan Coe.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e'Darkly comic, beautifully written and full of surprises'\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDaily Mail\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e'Really funny. David is a great writer'\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePaula Hawkins, Good Housekeeping\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e'A riotously good novel, witty and earnest, brimming with creeping suspense'\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAnna Bailey, Sunday Times bestselling author of Tall Bones\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Deliciously smart... One of the year's most memorable novels'\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eB P Walter, Sunday Times bestselling author of The Dinner Guest\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCelebrated director Jack Drake can't get through his latest film (his most personal yet) without his wife Martha's support. The only problem is, she's dead...\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWhen Jack sees Betty Dean - actress, mother, trainwreck - playing the part of a crazed nun on stage in an indie production of The Devils, he is struck dumb by her resemblance to Martha. Desperate to find a way to complete his masterpiece, he hires her to go and stay in his house in France and resuscitate Martha in the role of 'loving spouse'.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBut as Betty spends her days roaming the large, sunlit rooms of Jack's mansion - filled to the brim with odd treasures and the occasional crucifix - and her evenings playing the part of Martha over scripted video calls with Jack, she finds her method acting taking her to increasingly dark places. And as Martha comes back to life, she carries with her the truth about her suicide - and the secret she guarded until the end.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: 'Segoe UI',sans-serif; color: #212b36;\"\u003eBook Information\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: 'Segoe UI',sans-serif; color: #212b36;\"\u003eFormat: Paperback\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: 'Segoe UI',sans-serif; color: #212b36;\"\u003ePublished: 2022\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: 'Segoe UI',sans-serif; color: #212b36;\"\u003eGenre: Fiction\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: 'Segoe UI',sans-serif; color: #212b36;\"\u003ePages: 336\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: 'Segoe UI',sans-serif; color: #212b36;\"\u003eDimensions: 232 x 152mm\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"David Thewlis","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52458736288054,"sku":"9781474621540","price":10.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0004\/2811\/3956\/files\/Books_37_1bdfb218-f20b-4bd4-b1fb-57fb0b688068.jpg?v=1753234310","url":"https:\/\/puzzlesrusmore.au\/products\/shooting-martha-by-david-thewlis","provider":"booksrusandmore","version":"1.0","type":"link"}