{"product_id":"the-bus-on-thursday-paperback","title":"The Bus on Thursday - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eShirley Barrett\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA horror novel about a breast cancer survivor told in the voice of your funniest but most anxious friend, \u003ci\u003eThe Bus on Thursday\u003c\/i\u003e is an appealing mix of genres that is both fluffy and deeply affecting at the same time. --Maris Kreizman, \u003ci\u003eVulture\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eFunny, angry, feminist . . .  Barrett is] a masterly world-builder. --Melissa Maerz, \u003ci\u003eThe New York Times Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBridget Jones meets \u003ci\u003eThe Exorcist\u003c\/i\u003e in this wickedly funny, dark novel about one woman's post-cancer retreat to a remote Australian town and the horrors awaiting her \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIt wasn't just the bad breakup that turned Eleanor Mellett's life upside down. It was the cancer. And all the demons that came with it. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eOne day she felt a bit of a bump when she was scratching her armpit at work. The next thing she knew, her breast was being dissected and removed by an inappropriately attractive doctor, and she was suddenly deluged with cupcakes, judgy support groups, and her mum knitting sweaters. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eLuckily, Eleanor discovers Talbingo, a remote little town looking for a primary-school teacher. Their Miss Barker up and vanished in the night, despite being the most caring teacher ever, according to everyone. Unfortunately, Talbingo is a bit creepy. It's not just the communion-wine-guzzling friar prone to mad rants about how cancer is caused by \u003ci\u003edemons\u003c\/i\u003e. Or the unstable, overly sensitive kids, always going on about Miss Barker and her amazing sticker system. It's living alone in a remote cabin, with no cell or Internet service, wondering why there are so many locks on the front door and who is knocking on it late at night. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eRiotously funny, deeply unsettling, and surprisingly poignant, Shirley Barrett's \u003ci\u003eThe Bus on Thursday\u003c\/i\u003e is a wickedly weird, wild ride for fans of Helen Fielding, Maria Semple, and Stephen King.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eShirley Barrett\u003c\/b\u003e is an award-winning filmmaker and writer. She is the author of \u003ci\u003eRush Oh! \u003c\/i\u003eand has written and directed three feature films and worked extensively as a director in television. Barrett was born in Melbourne and lives in Sydney, Australia.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 304\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.2 x 7.6 x 5.2 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e September 18, 2018\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42694661406783,"sku":"9780374110444","price":26.39,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0105\/8226\/1823\/files\/aa1c33475a941ca6c1398ecd943ae5a7.webp?v=1765001857","url":"https:\/\/dhlswag.com\/products\/the-bus-on-thursday-paperback","provider":"BBB","version":"1.0","type":"link"}