{"product_id":"9781780883090","title":"The Dropout: Don't Fall for Paul. He'll Drive You to the Edge","description":"The Dropout offers a sly, edgy new twist on themes from The Graduate and American Pie and is a \u003cbr\u003e21st-century 'coming-of-age' drama.\u003cp\u003e19-year-old Paul Barrett is having a tough time at university. His American girlfriend Meredith is a Silver Ring virgin who won't put out. Their best friend Neil has a worrying crush on Paul. When Meredith dumps Paul and Neil commits suicide, Paul drops out of uni and retreats to the south-coast hometown he calls 'Boredom-on-Sea', where he goes to work for his uncle Jack, selling furniture to continental buyers. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTwo more women enter his life: Jenny, his uncle's foxy stepdaughter; and Christine, Jack's gold-digging mistress, the office receptionist. And Paul attracts another gay admirer. His life is heading to the brink - and taking other lives with him.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePaul's is the young voice of today - always hoping to get laid, it takes him a while to realise that what he's really looking for is love.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Troubador Publishing","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47032324554992,"sku":"9781780883090","price":18.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781780883090_p0.jpg?v=1763714321","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781780883090","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}