{"product_id":"stiff-lips-paperback","title":"Stiff Lips - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eAnne Billson\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e'That cracked mirror gave me the heebie-jeebies, and not just because it was impossible to forget what had once happened in front of it. One night, while brushing my teeth, I had the distinct impression that each half of my face was following its own separate game-plan. I'd already removed my glasses in readiness for bed, so I had to squint at the reflection to bring it vaguely into focus. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eOne half of my face was drooling toothpaste over my chin like a rabid dog; the other was wreathed in yellowish shadow and scrutinising me through brown eyes so dark and narrow they appeared almost black. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eNormally, I wouldn't have worried. Except that my own eyes were blue.' \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eClare, stuck on the wrong side of town, is desperate to mingle with the artists and writers and well-connected wastrels of fashionable Notting Hill, like her friend Sophie. But how far will she go for a W11 postcode? \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAs far as sharing a flat with someone who died twelve years ago? \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eClare's going to lead the good life if it kills her. And it's starting to look as though it might... \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFrom the author of cult vampire novel Suckers comes a 'sexy, sardonic and distinctly spooky' tale of girls, ghosts and glitterati. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e'A slick and remarkably controlled performance which more than equals her satisfying first novel Suckers. Ghost tales invariably leave me cold. I read this one in a single highly enjoyable sitting' (Paul Rutman - Sunday Telegraph) \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e'With Stiff Lips, Billson overturns the clich s of the horror genre, establishing, in their stead, her own original voice' (Lucy O'Brien - The Independent) \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e'Sexy, sardonic and distinctly spooky... a tale to make you shiver - if you don't die laughing first' (Cosmopolitan) \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e'Stiff Lips achieves an authentic and unsettling nastiness' (Sunday Times) \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e'A vastly entertaining story... As well as being a successful ghost story, Stiff Lips is an amusing satire... Funny and spooky - an excellent combination' (Sopia Watson - The Spectator)\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 352\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.73 x 7.81 x 5.06 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e October 17, 2014\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42740415266879,"sku":"9781502552488","price":25.9,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0105\/8226\/1823\/files\/0eb3a12f1a8d70586ed9da6a982ae2c4.webp?v=1765160059","url":"https:\/\/dhlswag.com\/products\/stiff-lips-paperback","provider":"BBB","version":"1.0","type":"link"}