{"product_id":"9780062082534","title":"Practical Jean: A Novel","description":"Jean wouldn’t be able stand it if something unfortunate were to befall her friends—that’s why decides to kill them herself, before anything else can harm them. \u003cem\u003eBad Marie \u003c\/em\u003emeets \u003cem\u003eArsenic and Old Lace \u003c\/em\u003ein this darkly humorous story of a woman whose overpowering love for her friends moves her to murder each and every one of them. \u003cem\u003ePractical Jean\u003c\/em\u003e, the U.S. debut of acclaimed Canadian author Trevor Cole, is a “biting and black comedy of middle-class mores gone murderously wrong” that “combines diamond-cut social satire with thoughtful contemplations of friendship” (\u003cem\u003eGlobe and Mail\u003c\/em\u003e). A deliciously dark satire with roots that spread from Jonathan Swift’s \u003cem\u003eA Modest Proposal \u003c\/em\u003eto Tim Burton’s \u003cem\u003eEdward Scissorhands\u003c\/em\u003e, Cole’s \u003cem\u003ePractical Jean \u003c\/em\u003eis a razor’s edge dissection of relationships, faithfulness, and homicide. After all, what are friends for? \u003cbr\u003e","brand":"HarperCollins Publishers","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47124023869680,"sku":"9780062082534","price":1.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9780062082534_p0.jpg?v=1763626127","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9780062082534","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}