{"product_id":"adrian-mole-and-the-weapons-of-mass-destruction","title":"Adrian Mole and the Weapons of Mass Destruction","description":"\u003cp\u003ePraise for Sue Townsend:Its a good thing British subjects are no longer beheaded for treason, or Sue Townsends head would roll for her outrageously cutting depictions of the powers that be.Newsday[Townsend] is a national treasure.The New York Times Book ReviewBreezy, hilarious.New York MagazineA sharp, entertaining social critique.The Plain DealerTownsend has a rare gift . . . wickedly funny.Kirkus Reviews (starred)Both funny and impudent.TIMEEngaging.The Washington Post Book WorldHilarious.Milwaukee Journal SentinelIrresistible, irreverent, revealing, and impossible to put down.The Boston GlobeBrilliant, funny.The Seattle TimesAdrian Mole, now age 34 and threequarters, needs proof that Saddam Hussein had weapons of mass destruction so he can get a refund from the travel agency of the deposit he paid on a trip to Cyprus. Naturally, he writes to Tony Blair for some evidence.Hes engaged to Marigold but obsessed with her voluptuous sister, yet he doesnt want anyone to think ill of him. And he is so deeply in debt to banks and credit card companies that it would take more than twice his monthly salary to ever repay them. He needs a guest speaker for his creative writing groups dinner in Leicestershire and wonders if the prime ministers wife is available.In short, Adrian is back in true form, unablelike so many people we know, but of course, not usto admit that the world does not revolve around him. But recognizing the universal core in Adrians dilemmas is what makes them so agonizingly funny.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Brand: Soho Press","offers":[{"title":"Townsend, Sue \/ hardcover","offer_id":47841004781813,"sku":"SONG1569474060","price":11.2,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/5804\/8501\/files\/81DlwkAuWfL.jpg?v=1773752774","url":"https:\/\/ergodebooks.com\/products\/adrian-mole-and-the-weapons-of-mass-destruction","provider":"Ergodebooks","version":"1.0","type":"link"}