{"product_id":"9781804441299","title":"The Grand Scheme of Things : the bold new novel about prejudice in the theatre world","description":"\u003ch3\u003eAuthor: Jay, Warona\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003ch4\u003eModern \u0026amp; contemporary fiction (post c 1945)\u003c\/h4\u003e\u003ch5\u003ePublished on 17 July 2025 by Footnote Press Ltd in the United Kingdom.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePaperback | 304 pages\u003cbr\u003e128 x 198 x 19 | 206g\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/h5\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e'This blistering story puts you in mind of last year's blockbuster hit, Yellowface . . . Enjoyable, riotously mischievous and gleefully direct, without losing nuance or lapsing into caricature' Daily MailMeet Relebogile Naledi Mpho Moruakgomo. Or, for short, Eddie: an aspiring playwright who dreams of making it big in London's theatre world. But after repeated rejections from white talent agents, Eddie suspects her non-white sounding name might be the problem.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEnter Hugo Lawrence Smith: good looking, well-connected, charismatic and . . . very white. Stifled by his law degree and looking for a way out of the corporate world, he finds a kindred spirit in Eddie after a chance encounter at a cafe.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTogether they devise a plan  which will see Eddie's play on stage and Hugo's name in lights and expose the theatre world for its racism and hollow clout-chasing. But as their plan spins wildly out of control, Eddie and Hugo find themselves wondering if their reputations, and their friendship, can survive.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Darling Reads","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":55251665944900,"sku":"9781804441299","price":9.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0827\/1265\/8244\/files\/9781804441299.jpg?v=1754908985","url":"https:\/\/darlingreadsbooks.com\/products\/9781804441299","provider":"Darling Reads","version":"1.0","type":"link"}