{"product_id":"9781783016808","title":"Staying out of the Midday Sun","description":"Four Londoners, whose lives are already entwined, wittingly and otherwise, are about to meet again in an obscure seaside town in southern France . . . \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHolly and Peter, after a meeting of souls in book one, have installed themselves in Castallen-sur-Mer with their son Gabriel, no plan, a violin and a small stash of money, which is about to disappear . . . \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSandra has left Spitalfields, packed her manuscripts, her life and her best friend into a transit van, and is driving towards a small stone house on a hill outside Castallen, where Cameron will be waiting for her.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eJasper, after an unplanned road trip and an episode in a Montpellier hotel room that he would rather forget, has arrived in his graffiti-sprayed VW camper van with his chef's knives, good references and a lingering desire for Darren. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSet in France, London and Las Vegas, Staying out of the midday sun, is the second part of a trilogy spanning twenty years, in which the heroes are challenged with the everyday: love, babies, gîte cleaning, a new language, aging parents — as well as shoot-outs, Las Vegas weddings, bureaucracy, duck gizzard salad, and possibly the end of the world.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAn Amazon review\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eEnthralling\u003cbr\u003eThe characters so vividly drawn in Book One are back, joined by a new cast: some romantic, some sinister, and some hilariously funny.\u003cbr\u003eThere is love in many forms, sex in many guises, comedy, tragedy, great food and witty illustrations.\u003cbr\u003eBring on Book Three!","brand":"Gangly Dog Publications","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47131197473008,"sku":"9781783016808","price":5.49,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781783016808_p0.jpg?v=1763721395","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781783016808","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}