{"product_id":"eliza-large-print","title":"Eliza — Großdruck","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWhat if the man who knows best is the only person who cannot see the joke?\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn Barry Pain’s Eliza, a husband has an opinion on every subject and expects his household to listen. He trusts his own good sense completely. His wife, Eliza, is patient, practical and much clearer about what is happening. Their ordinary suburban life gives his confidence plenty of chances to come unstuck.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePlans go wrong, visits turn awkward, and purchases fail to live up to their promise. In this English world, respectability matters, even when household troubles make it hard to maintain. Pain finds dry comedy in polite quarrels and the gap between the husband’s fine opinion of himself and what others can plainly see.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eWhat you'll discover\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eA wonderfully self-important husband\u003c\/strong\u003e – Enjoy the gap between his confident opinions and the household troubles before him.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eEliza’s quiet good sense\u003c\/strong\u003e – Meet a patient wife whose clear view needs neither shouting nor schemes.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSmall disasters at home\u003c\/strong\u003e – Find laughter in failed plans, awkward visits and purchases that disappoint.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eRespectability under strain\u003c\/strong\u003e – Step into suburban England, where keeping up appearances matters amid everyday mishaps.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eKind-hearted domestic comedy\u003c\/strong\u003e – Savour dry irony that finds its jokes in familiar habits and polite disagreements.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003ePerfect for readers who enjoy gentle English humour, dry irony and domestic comedy in the manner of Jerome K. Jerome.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOpen the first page now and meet a husband whose certainty is half the fun.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Library of Alexandria Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":59534732886364,"sku":null,"price":0.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1027\/9442\/8764\/files\/13163_en_ebook-front_c28_0ad16cb2-743d-4a79-be61-dda60033520a.jpg?v=1792175150","url":"https:\/\/libraryofalexandria.com\/de\/products\/eliza-grossdruck","provider":"The Library of Alexandria","version":"1.0","type":"link"}