{"product_id":"the-tick-and-the-tock-of-the-crocodile-clock-paperback","title":"The Tick and the Tock of the Crocodile Clock - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eKenny Boyle\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eWendy just wants to be a poet. So how comes she's on the run after an art heist?\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\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.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\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\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 292\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.77 x 7.75 x 5.16 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e May 03, 2022\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50332613640429,"sku":"9781785633027","price":16.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0020\/8918\/9441\/files\/RY1TC-2AtI9781785633027.webp?v=1784965461","url":"https:\/\/www.webster.direct\/products\/the-tick-and-the-tock-of-the-crocodile-clock-paperback","provider":"Webster.Direct","version":"1.0","type":"link"}