{"product_id":"second-best-9781913547592","title":"Second Best","description":"\u003cp\u003e  • Publisher: Gallic Books\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher Imprint: Gallic Books\u003cbr\u003e • BISAC: Coming of Age\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e'An exquisitely bittersweet comedy of life's missed opportunities' Jonathan Coe, author of \u003ci\u003eBournville\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eA magical imagining of\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e the fate of a fictional boy whose life is shaped forever when he loses out on the role of Harry Potter.\u003c\/b\u003eIt's 1999. Martin Hill is ten years old, crazy about Arsenal and has a minor crush on a girl named Betty. Then he makes it to the final two in the casting for \u003ci\u003eHarry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone\u003c\/i\u003e. In the end, the other boy is picked for the role of a lifetime. A devastated Martin tries to move on with his life. But how can he escape his failure, especially when it's the most famous film series in the world? Foenkinos's smash-hit \u003ci\u003eSecond Best\u003c\/i\u003e is a playful, poignant story about fate, loss and how the lives we wish we'd led might not be all they're cracked up to be . . .\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Gallic Books","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":45032104624279,"sku":"9781913547592","price":1139.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0666\/3471\/1191\/files\/9781913547592.webp?v=1769207673","url":"https:\/\/atlanticbooks.com\/products\/second-best-9781913547592","provider":"Atlantic Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}