{"product_id":"2940157425593","title":"Now You Know","description":"Terry, the charismatic director of a British campaign for open government, has a direct approach to official secrets and women alike. The only person who can resist his brash frankness is Hilary, a serious and dedicated young civil servant in the Home Office, who happens to know the truth about a big police cover-up. Until one morning she turns up at the campaign's offices with a brown envelope marked Private and Confidential. What eventually emerges from that envelope will change the lives of everyone involved.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe theme of Michael Frayn's eighth novel, \u003ci\u003eNow You Know\u003c\/i\u003e (1992) is the difficult counterbalance of openness and personal privacy. As timely as ever in today's WikiLeaks era, it is, like all of Frayn's work, both thought-provoking and very funny. This edition features a new introduction by the author.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Entertaining enough to keep you up half the night.' - \u003ci\u003eChicago Tribune\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Unabashed joy in the language . . . refreshing vitality. Serious issues are being examined here, and with superb intelligence.' - James Wilcox, \u003ci\u003eThe New York Times Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'A tremendously thought-provoking story, skillfully crafted.'  - \u003ci\u003eThe Milwaukee Journal\u003c\/i\u003e","brand":"Valancourt Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47075209183472,"sku":"2940157425593","price":7.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/2940157425593_p0.jpg?v=1764095592","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/2940157425593","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}