{"product_id":"backstage-betrayal","title":"Backstage Betrayal","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eTHE THEATRE MAY SEEM GLAMOROUS, BUT SECRETS WAIT BEHIND THE CURTAIN\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e1926. Running a theatre may appear to be all about the showbiz, but times are hard at The Empire. Following a turbulent period Jack Treadwell, erstwhile proprietor, his mother Lillian, and his playwright wife Grace, know they need to get things back on track - and how better than with the annual pantomime, a new venture, and an all-singing all-dancing talent contest, showcasing the best performers around.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBut could Lillian's new admirer, Grand Duke Nikolai Kuznetsov, be bringing disaster in his wake? Will The Empire be caught up in the scandal surrounding West End star, Stella Stanmore? And what are their enemies in Highbridge planning?\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWhile Jack and Grace fight to ensure the show does go on, a royal visitor raises the stakes and a young widow, Sally Blow, dares to dream that the talent contest might be her big break.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAs the talent contest draws closer, tragedy strikes. Amid the glitz and glamour there are strange goings on and a plot afoot. Is everything Jack and Grace have worked so hard for about to come crashing down? And could this be curtains for The Empire?\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eMusical theatre legend Michael Ball brings his trademark warmth, wit and glamour to this sparkling new Empire Theatre novel.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Bonnier Books Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44727973118130,"sku":"9781804182314","price":395.0,"currency_code":"ZAR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0562\/9191\/8002\/files\/420399_66d906318a30f5.53070642_9781804182314.jpg?v=1726215616","url":"https:\/\/www.wordsworth.co.za\/products\/backstage-betrayal","provider":"Wordsworth Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}