{"product_id":"9781805333630","title":"Smoking Kills","description":"\u003ch3\u003eAuthors: Antoine Laurain \u0026amp; Louise Rogers Lalaurie\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003ch4\u003eModern \u0026amp; contemporary fiction (post c 1945) | Fiction in translation | Giving up smoking\u003c\/h4\u003e\u003ch5\u003ePublished on 29\u003csup\u003eth\u003c\/sup\u003e January 2026 by Pushkin Press in the United Kingdom.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePaperback \/ softback | 240 pages \u003cbr\u003e198mm x 129mm | 0g\u003c\/h5\u003e\u003cdiv class=\"gardners-meta\"\u003e\n\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0403\/1273\/3859\/files\/Star.png?v=1676424882\" style=\"display: inline-block; height: 25px; width: 25px;\"\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0403\/1273\/3859\/files\/Star.png?v=1676424882\" style=\"display: inline-block; height: 25px; width: 25px;\"\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0403\/1273\/3859\/files\/Star.png?v=1676424882\" style=\"display: inline-block; height: 25px; width: 25px;\"\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0403\/1273\/3859\/files\/Star.png?v=1676424882\" style=\"display: inline-block; height: 25px; width: 25px;\"\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0403\/1273\/3859\/files\/Star.png?v=1676424882\" style=\"display: inline-block; height: 25px; width: 25px;\"\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Hilarious' \u003ci\u003eDaily Mail\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e'Superbly over-the-top' \u003ci\u003eThe Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHow far would you go to enjoy a cigarette?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e When headhunter Fabrice Valantine faces a smoking ban at work, he decides to undergo hypnotherapy to help him kick the habit.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe treatment is all too effective - Fabrice can no longer enjoy his favourite vice, even when he does light up. Then, in the aftermath of a horrific incident, he rediscovers the buzz of his very first cigarette, and his delight is positively criminal...\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis original and totally French black comedy asks how far you would go for pleasure - and just where any of us would stop.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eTranslated by Louise Rogers Lalaurie.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Antoine Laurain worked as a journalist and in the world of antiques before becoming the award-winning author of ten novels, including \u003ci\u003eThe Red Notebook\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe President's Hat\u003c\/i\u003e. His books have been translated into 25 languages and sold more than 200,000 copies in English. He lives in Paris.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eLouise Rogers Lalaurie is a writer and translator from French, including Frédéric Dard's \u003ci\u003eThe King of Fools\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Inspector of Strange and Unexplained Deaths\u003c\/i\u003e by Olivier Barde-Cabuçon, both published by Pushkin Vertigo. Her work has been shortlisted for the Best Translated Book Award, the Jan Michalski Prize for Literature and the Crime Writers Association International Dagger.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Gardners Books Limited","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56494768521591,"sku":"9781805333630","price":10.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0357\/3199\/6807\/files\/9781805333630.jpg?v=1767961740","url":"https:\/\/thebookhousebroughtyferry.co.uk\/products\/9781805333630","provider":"The Bookhouse Broughty Ferry","version":"1.0","type":"link"}