{"product_id":"9781668062371","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“\u003ci\u003eAmerican Fiction\u003c\/i\u003e meets \u003ci\u003eQueenie\u003c\/i\u003e: \u003ci\u003eThe Grand Scheme of Things\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003eskewers 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 \u003ci\u003eDisturbance\u003c\/i\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.","brand":"Warona Jay","offers":[{"title":"Washington Square Press |  Paperback \/ softback | Trade paperback (US) |  2026-01-27","offer_id":47342805090559,"sku":"9781668062371","price":25.0,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0329\/9075\/7001\/files\/BNCImageAPI_f4bffbc2-dfa9-4607-a503-81aaef2aaa88.jpg?v=1760107961","url":"https:\/\/riverbookshop.com\/products\/9781668062371","provider":"River Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}