{"product_id":"jay-warona-the-grand-scheme-of-things","title":"Jay, Warona - The Grand Scheme of Things","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eMeet Relebogile Naledi Mpho Moruakgomo. Or, for short, Eddie: an aspiring playwright who dreams of making it big in London's theatre world. But after repeated rejections from white talent agents, Eddie suspects her non-white sounding name might be the problem.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eEnter Hugo Lawrence Smith: good looking, well-connected, charismatic and . . .\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003every 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. Together they devise a plan which will see Eddie's play on stage and Hugo's name in lights and expose the theatre world for its racism and hollow clout-chasing.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eBut as their plan spins wildly out of control, Eddie and Hugo find themselves wondering if their reputations, and their friendship, can survive.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e'This blistering story puts you in mind of last year's blockbuster hit, Yellowface . . .\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eEnjoyable, riotously mischievous and gleefully direct, without losing nuance or lapsing into caricature' Daily Mail\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Footnote Press Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Paperback Book","offer_id":50203455226134,"sku":"RMX-49242","price":9.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0839\/7750\/2998\/files\/14997627b2aa3c5561898f042a7ba8fb.jpg?v=1751548473","url":"https:\/\/resident-music-uk.myshopify.com\/products\/jay-warona-the-grand-scheme-of-things","provider":"Resident Music UK","version":"1.0","type":"link"}