{"product_id":"the-hotel-avocado-the-number-one-bestselling-novel-from-the-multi-million-selling-author-paperback","title":"The Hotel Avocado: The Number One Bestselling Novel from the Multi-Million Selling Author - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eBob Mortimer\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eTHE NUMBER ONE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e 'As a comedian, Bob Mortimer spins a shaggy-dog story like nobody else, and this is a rollicking old-school yarn' \u003ci\u003eThe Guardian\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Mortimer's verbal specificity and off-kilter humour will keep his fans chuckling' \u003ci\u003eThe Times \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e WARNING - this book includes: heavy crimes, car journeys, dreadfulness, large fruits, romance, planning applications, and a lot of pie. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Gary Thorn is struggling with a big decision. Should he stay in London, wallowing in the safety of his legal job in Peckham and eating pies with his next door neighbour, Grace and her dog Lassoo, or should he move to Brighton, where his girlfriend Emily is about to open The Hotel Avocado? Either way, he'd be letting someone down. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e But sinister forces are gathering in a cloud of launderette scented-vape smoke, and the arrival of the mysterious Mr Sequence puts Gary in an even worse predicament: soon he might be dead. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e All Gary wants is a happy life. But he also wants to be alive to enjoy it... \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eTHE HILARIOUS AND GRIPPING NEW NOVEL BY NUMBER ONE BESTSELLING AUTHOR BOB MORTIMER\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e 'Sweet and funny' \u003ci\u003eCloser\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e 'A stunning sequel... It's genuinely difficult to put this book down - you'll be entranced by Mortimer's humour and obvious story-telling skills' \u003ci\u003ePress Association\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e 'Characters are layered with carefully observed detail and a huge serving of hilarity' \u003ci\u003eHeat\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eBob Mortimer was born in Middlesbrough in 1959, the youngest of four sons. He trained as a solicitor before a chance encounter with Vic Reeves in the 1980s led to a successful career in comedy as half of duo Reeves and Mortimer. His screen credits include \u003ci\u003eShooting Stars\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eBig Night Out\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eCatterick\u003c\/i\u003e and most recently BBC2's\u003ci\u003e Gone Fishing\u003c\/i\u003e. His memoir, And Away..., published in 2021. It became the bestselling memoir of the year and was named Times and Sunday Times Humour Book of the Year. His first novel, The Satsuma Complex, was published in 2022 and won the Bollinger Everyman Wodehouse prize for Comic Fiction. The sequel, The Hotel Avocado, was an immediate number one bestseller on release in 2024. His books have now sold over 2 million copies. He's on Twitter and Instagram as @RealBobMortimer.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 416\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.05 x 7.93 x 5.25 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e May 27, 2025\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53578992058675,"sku":"9781398529656","price":17.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/s3xxpj-vy.myshopify.com\/products\/the-hotel-avocado-the-number-one-bestselling-novel-from-the-multi-million-selling-author-paperback","provider":"The Celestial Starlit Phoenix ","version":"1.0","type":"link"}