{"product_id":"shooting-martha","title":"Shooting Martha","description":"\u003cp\u003eby David Thewlis\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHardback, 336 pages \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eRELEASED: 05\/08\/2021\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA darkly funny novel set between a London film set and a villa in the south of France - a mix of Vertigo and Jonathan Coe, written by a master storyteller.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCelebrated director Jack Drake can't get through his latest film (his most personal yet) without his wife Martha's support. The only problem is, she's dead...\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWhen Jack sees Betty Dean - actress, mother, trainwreck - playing the part of a crazed nun on stage in an indie production of \u003ci\u003eThe Devils\u003c\/i\u003e, he is struck dumb by her resemblance to Martha. Desperate to find a way to complete his masterpiece, he hires her to go and stay in his house in France and resuscitate Martha in the role of 'loving spouse'.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBut as Betty spends her days roaming the large, sunlit rooms of Jack's mansion - filled to the brim with odd treasures and the occasional crucifix - and her evenings playing the part of Martha over scripted video calls with Jack, she finds her method acting taking her to increasingly dark places.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAnd as Martha comes back to life, she carries with her the truth about her suicide - and the secret she guarded until the end.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Hunt's Bookshop","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":40617084453051,"sku":"","price":14.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0514\/8635\/9739\/products\/Screenshot2021-06-17at16.07.12.png?v=1623942460","url":"https:\/\/huntsbookshop.live\/products\/shooting-martha","provider":"Hunt's Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}