{"product_id":"9781504015226","title":"Real Life","description":"\u003cb\u003eA screenwriter is about to discover that in life there are no rewrites\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Martin Benson writes scripts for porn films. He didn’t always aspire to be a screenwriter; he once had dreams of becoming a great journalist. But life has a way of interfering with the best-laid plans. In this darkly captivating novel, Martin shares the story of his past— and a future that is yet to be written.\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e Martin’s search for that elusive thing called happiness takes him back to the Norfolk village of his youth. There, he meets and moves in with schoolteacher Suzi Richards, whose biological clock is ticking. But he is haunted by Elaine Keenan, the gorgeous actress who got away. Then one day the phone rings, sending Martin on a search for his lost love and a final reckoning with the past.\u003cbr\u003e Filled with angst and longing, \u003ci\u003eReal Life \u003c\/i\u003echarts one man’s course back through his own history—a witty, lively account that blurs the line between art and reality, with an ending you will never see coming.","brand":"Open Road Media","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47127249944816,"sku":"9781504015226","price":11.49,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781504015226_p0.jpg?v=1763709573","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781504015226","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}