{"product_id":"9781472126320","title":"Splash!: A Novel","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e'I thoroughly enjoyed \u003ci\u003eSplash!\u003c\/i\u003e It's a delicious confection of excellent plotting, an inventively bonkers cast of characters, subtle insights into the world of newspapers and a satisfying ending which invokes the great Evelyn Waugh's masterpiece, \u003ci\u003eScoop\u003c\/i\u003e. A fine comedy of manners by a writer who knows the media inside out' BEL MOONEY\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSam Blunt is a drunken, broken-down tabloid reporter, working for a once-mighty newspaper struggling to come to terms with the digital age. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWith the assistance of Benedict, an earnest though clever wet-behind-the-ears young intern on the paper, Sam grapples to uncover the story of the century which reveals the political corruption and cynicism at the heart of a rotten Establishment.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAs they try to nail the story amid a series of capers, Sam and Benedict are frustrated by the self-serving proprietor of the \u003ci\u003eDaily Bugle, \u003c\/i\u003evarious self-appointed do-gooders who want to rein in the Press, and Trevor Yapp, the malign and untrustworthy editor of \u003ci\u003eBugle\u003c\/i\u003e Online. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eSplash!\u003c\/i\u003e is a satire of the Press and politics in a modern London peopled by a Chinese billionaire would-be press proprietor, a worldly bishop, neglected immigrants, a corrupt and plaintive Prime Minister, and journalists who are often most interested in doing one another down.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eYet however self-serving newspapers may sometimes be, Sam and Benedict are ultimately on the side of the angels as they battle to write their triumphant story.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Little, Brown Book Group","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47184469131504,"sku":"9781472126320","price":10.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781472126320_p0.jpg?v=1763597548","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781472126320","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}