{"product_id":"the-tick-and-the-tock-of-the-crocodile-clock-9781785633027","title":"The Tick and the Tock of the Crocodile Clock","description":"\u003cb\u003eWendy just wants to be a poet. So how comes she's on the run after an art heist?\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e An aspiring writer from the Southside of Glasgow, Wendy is in a rut. She tries to brighten her call-center job by shoehorning as many long words as possible into conversations with customers. But her manager isn't amused by that and, after a public dressing-down, Wendy walks out. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Jobless and depressed, she finds consolation in a surprise friendship with another disgruntled ex-colleague, wild-child painter Cat, who encourages her to live more dangerously. It's just what Wendy needs and it's also brilliant for her creative juices. But a black cloud is about to overshadow this new-found liberation, as well as to put Wendy on the wrong side of the law. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Fresh, insightful and funny, as well as unflinchingly honest about the tougher side of life, Kenny Boyle's debut novel takes us deep into the psyche of a likeable misfit who treads a fine line between reality and fantasy - and just wants the world to see her true self.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=AUTH-9128093\"\u003eKenny Boyle\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Lightning Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 05\/03\/2022\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 292\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.56lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.75h x 5.16w x 0.77d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781785633027\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1785633023\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBISAC Categories:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-FIC\"\u003eFiction\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-FIC069000\"\u003eCity Life\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-FIC\"\u003eFiction\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-FIC071000\"\u003eFriendship\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-FIC\"\u003eFiction\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-FIC002000\"\u003eAction \u0026amp; Adventure\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eKenny Boyle\u003c\/b\u003e is a writer and actor born on the Isle of Lewis. He trained at the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland and holds a masters in classical and contemporary text, as well as an honors degree from the University of Strathclyde. He is the star, alongside Natalie Clark, of the multi-award winning short film \u003ci\u003ePerfect Strangers\u003c\/i\u003e (2015) and of the feature-film follow-up\u003ci\u003e Lost at Christmas\u003c\/i\u003e (2020). His plays include \u003ci\u003ePlaythrough\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eAn Isolated Incident, \u003c\/i\u003e and in 2021 he received a New Playwrights Award from the Playwrights' Studio, Scotland.\u003ci\u003e The Tick and the Tock of the Crocodile Clock \u003c\/i\u003eis his debut novel.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Lightning Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44578699968749,"sku":"9781785633027","price":16.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0550\/8097\/6621\/products\/img_60285484-0998-41cd-90db-01f7ed11ef84.jpg?v=1702051676","url":"https:\/\/sureshotbooks.com\/products\/the-tick-and-the-tock-of-the-crocodile-clock-9781785633027","provider":"SureShot Books Publishing LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}