{"product_id":"9781101873014","title":"Fatty O'Leary's Dinner Party","description":"An all-new, never-before-published original short novel by the bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eThe No. 1 Ladies’ Detective Agency,\u003c\/i\u003e about a hapless American tourist’s larger-than-life comical trip to Ireland. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eShortlisted for the 2015 Bollinger Everyman Wodehouse prize for comic fiction\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCornelius P. “Fatty” O'Leary and his wife, Betty, plan a vacation in Ireland for his fortieth birthday, where they will tour his ancestral homeland and relax in the countryside. Almost immediately, things go terribly wrong: the seats in economy class on the plane are too small; the country hotel’s dinner spread and bathroom fixtures leave much to be desired; and the down-to-earth O’Learys find their fellow guests are more than a little snobbish. \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eIn this amusing and touching portrayal of a kindly, misunderstood soul, McCall Smith has created yet another memorable character who will become an instant favorite to his many fans.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAn eBook short.","brand":"Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47106505441520,"sku":"9781101873014","price":1.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781101873014_p0.jpg?v=1763689492","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781101873014","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}