{"product_id":"9781906147914","title":"The Pat Hobby Stories","description":"\u003cp\u003eA collection of humourous stories about unscrupulous film writer Pat Hobby, a relic from the early days of Hollywood, looking for success in the changing world of the movies. F. Scott Fitzgerald's collection paints a comic portrait of a man unwilling to accept his fate as a thing of the past, an artless, insensitive writer suffering as the decades leave silent film behind. Hobby is stuck in a world which doesn't respect its elders, particularly not those as lazy and scheming as he.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eKerry Shale is a Canadian actor with an extensive career in radio, TV and theatre. He injects much wit and atmosphere into his reading and interpretation of Fitzgerald's famous stories.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Canongate Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47060801192176,"sku":"9781906147914","price":27.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781906147914_p0.jpg?v=1763615913","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781906147914","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}