{"product_id":"9780007198054","title":"Seventy-Two Virgins","description":"\u003cp\u003e Author(s): Johnson, Boris \u003cbr\u003e Binding: Paperback, \u003cbr\u003e Date of Publication: 03\/05\/2005,\u003cbr\u003e Pagination: 336 pages,\u003cbr\u003e ISBN13\\EAN\\SKU: 9780007198054,\u003cbr\u003e Description: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBoris Johnson's first novel, Seventy-Two Virgins is a no-holds-barred political satire, a comic romp peopled with a gallery of grotesques which lampoons both the absurdities and the extremes of modern society.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e The American President, on a State Visit to Britain is giving a major address to a top-level audience in Westminster Hall. Ferocious security – with some difficulties in communication – is provided by a joint force of the United States Secret Service and Scotland Yard. The best sharpshooters from both countries are stationed on the roof of the Parliament buildings.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Then a stolen ambulance runs into trouble with the Parking Authorities. A hapless Member of Parliament, having mislaid his crucial pass, is barred from Westminster, his bicycle regarded as a potential lethal weapon. And a man going by the name of Jones, although born in Karachi, successfully slips through the barriers, and a whole new ball game starts.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Despite the united efforts of the finest security minds, events begin to spin out of control. A remarkable new worldwide reality television show dominates the airwaves. And the most unlikely heroes emerge…\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Griffin Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43697734877228,"sku":"9780007198054","price":10.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0379\/1365\/7388\/files\/9780007198054.jpg?v=1722601590","url":"https:\/\/www.griffinbooksonline.pro\/products\/9780007198054","provider":"Griffin Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}