{"product_id":"the-grand-scheme-of-things-9781668062371b","title":"The Grand Scheme of Things","description":"\u003cb\u003eTwo unlikely friends hatch an extraordinary scheme to expose the theater world in this “layered, hyperaware, and as entertaining as it is incendiary” (Mateo Askaripour, \u003ci\u003eNew\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eYork\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eTimes\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling author) debut novel exploring perception, redemption, and how success shapes us all.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eMeet Relebogile Naledi Mpho Moruakgomo. Or, for short, Eddie:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003ean aspiring playwright who dreams of making it big in London’s theater world. But after repeated rejections, Eddie suspects her non-white sounding name might be the problem.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eEnter Hugo Lawrence Smith:\u003c\/b\u003e good looking, well-connected, charismatic, and…very white. Stifled by his law degree and looking for a way out of the corporate world, he finds a kindred spirit in Eddie after a chance encounter at a cafe.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eTogether they devise a plan, one which will see Eddie’s play on stage and Hugo’s name in lights. They send out her script under his name and vow to keep the play’s origins a secret until it reaches critical levels of success. Then they can expose the theater world for its racism and hollow clout-chasing. But as their plan spins wildly out of control, Eddie and Hugo find themselves wondering if their reputations, and their friendship, can survive.\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: bold;\"\u003e“American Fiction meets Queenie: \u003cspan style=\"font-style: italic;\"\u003eThe Grand Scheme of Things\u003c\/span\u003e skewers racism in the arts, while humorously and honestly exploring the importance of community, and what we’ll do for love and success” (Jenna Clake, author of \u003cspan style=\"font-style: italic;\"\u003eDisturbance\u003c\/span\u003e).\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Washington Square Press","offers":[{"title":"Bargain","offer_id":43027317915728,"sku":"9781668062371B","price":7.49,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/bookoutlet.com\/fr\/products\/the-grand-scheme-of-things-9781668062371b","provider":"Book Outlet","version":"1.0","type":"link"}