{"product_id":"a-fraction-of-the-whole","title":"A Fraction Of The Whole","description":"From his prison cell, Jasper Dean tells the unlikely story of his scheming father Martin, his crazy Uncle Terry and how the three of them upset - mostly unintentionally - an entire continent.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMeet the Deans. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHeroes or Criminals? Crackpots or Visionaries? Relatives or Enemies?\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIt's a simple family story. . .\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe fact is, the whole of Australia despises my father more than any other man, just as they adore my uncle more than any other man. I might as well set the story straight about both of them.'\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFrom his prison cell, Jasper Dean tells the unlikely story of his scheming father Martin, his crazy Uncle Terry and how the three of them upset - mostly unintentionally - an entire continent. Incorporating death, parenting (good and bad kinds), one labyrinth, first love, a handbook for criminals, a scheme to make everyone rich and an explosive suggestion box, Steve Toltz's \u003ci\u003eA Fraction of the Whole\u003c\/i\u003e is a hilarious, heartbreaking story of families and how to survive them.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Riotously funny. . . deserves a place next to \u003ci\u003eA Confederacy of Dunces\u003c\/i\u003e.' \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eWall Street Journal\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'A rich father-and-son story packed with incident, humour and characters reminiscent in styles of Charles Dickens and John Irving. . . \u003ci\u003eA Fraction of the Whole\u003c\/i\u003e soars like a rocket.' \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eLA Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'A grand achievement and the debut of a great comic talent. But it also has a heart. . . go away and read it.' \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eSunday Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Toltz brings all the energy and assurance of a young Peter Carey to this burlesque, bravura performance.' \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eIrish Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'A gloriously absorbing, preposterous and funny excursion to the brink of madness and the meaning of life.' \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eSunday Telegraph\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e","brand":"Steve Toltz","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43515634024509,"sku":null,"price":23.74,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0597\/7689\/2989\/files\/9780143009528.jpg?v=1787487289","url":"https:\/\/www.palmleaf.com.au\/products\/a-fraction-of-the-whole","provider":"Palmleaf","version":"1.0","type":"link"}