{"product_id":"9780714531816","title":"Sadomasochism for Accountants","description":"\u003cp\u003e“What an absolute pleasure to read, escaping our own dull lives into blissful abandon of self-indulgent behavior, laughing all the while.”- \u003ci\u003eSacramento\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003e Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eAlan said I was boring. But I'm actually very flexible. My mother used to say I was double-jointed.\u003c\/i\u003e—Paula\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePaula is still smarting from being called boring by Alan, her longtime boyfriend. Then he leaves her for Belinda, the egotistic would-be partner of accountancy firm Smith, Smith-Brown and Smith. Her mother suggests she spice up her life, so Paula joins the local fetish club.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eLuda the transvestite is not fooled when Paula enters Club Liscious. Her off-the-shoulder dress cannot turn her into a thrill-seeking member of the Liscious elite. “She” decides to have nothing to do with the newcomer.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOver the next few weeks, the club-goers’ suspicion turns to friendship, and “boring” Paula recruits Luda, gentle Dominatrix Gretchen, and bossy SlaveBoy to help her win Alan back.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMeanwhile, Alan’s new fianc\u003ci\u003e\u003c\/i\u003eée Belinda, locked in a bitter battle for a promotion with her paraplegic colleague, starts working on Alan’s own lack of ambition.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003c\/i\u003eBoth a comedy and a satire on accountants’ status obsessions, \u003ci\u003eSadomasochism for Accountants\u003c\/i\u003e is a look behind the masks people wear and the roles they play between the sheets and the spreadsheets. This is a comedy for fans of \u003ci\u003eLittle Miss Sunshine\u003c\/i\u003e and Pedro Almodóvar’s \u003ci\u003eWomen on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eRosy Barnes\u003c\/b\u003e graduated in fine art, English literature, and theater directing before moving to Dublin to form a theater company. Her comic radio play \u003ci\u003eThe Dog House\u003c\/i\u003e was an \u003ci\u003eRTE Times\u003c\/i\u003e’ Pick of the Week and was shortlisted for the PJ O’Connor Award. She lives in Scotland.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Marion Boyars Publishers Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47027653148912,"sku":"9780714531816","price":14.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9780714531816_p0.jpg?v=1763623425","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9780714531816","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}