{"product_id":"the-grand-scheme-of-things-paperback","title":"The Grand Scheme of Things - 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\u003eWarona Jay\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eTwo unlikely friends hatch an extraordinary scheme to expose the theater world in this \"layered, hyperaware, and as entertaining as it is incendiary\" (Mateo Askaripour, \u003ci\u003eNew\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eYork\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eTimes\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling author) debut novel exploring perception, redemption, and how success shapes us all.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"\u003ci\u003eAmerican Fiction\u003c\/i\u003e meets \u003ci\u003eQueenie\u003c\/i\u003e: \u003ci\u003eThe Grand Scheme of Things\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003eskewers racism in the arts, while humorously and honestly exploring the importance of community, and what we'll do for love and success\" (Jenna Clake, author of \u003ci\u003eDisturbance\u003c\/i\u003e). \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eMeet Relebogile Naledi Mpho Moruakgomo. Or, for short, Eddie: \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003ean aspiring playwright who dreams of making it big in London's theater world. But after repeated rejections, Eddie suspects her non-white sounding name might be the problem. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eEnter Hugo Lawrence Smith: \u003c\/b\u003e good looking, well-connected, charismatic, and...very 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. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eTogether they devise a plan, one which will see Eddie's play on stage and Hugo's name in lights. They send out her script under his name and vow to keep the play's origins a secret until it reaches critical levels of success. Then they can expose the theater world for its racism and hollow clout-chasing. But as their plan spins wildly out of control, Eddie and Hugo find themselves wondering if their reputations, and their friendship, can survive.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eBorn in Botswana and raised in England, Warona Jay studied law at the University of Kent and King's College London before switching to a creative writing PhD at Brunel. As a teen, she was shortlisted for the Sony Young Movellist of the Year Award judged by Malorie Blackman, and more recently, in 2020 she was longlisted for Penguin Random House's WriteNow program. \u003ci\u003eThe Grand Scheme of Things\u003c\/i\u003e is her debut novel.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 288\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.72 x 8.25 x 5.31 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e January 27, 2026\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42273411170384,"sku":"9781668062371","price":25.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0592\/9540\/0016\/files\/zqXgg56OCc9781668062371.webp?v=1776149473","url":"https:\/\/palm-malen-gift-shop-pmrc.myshopify.com\/products\/the-grand-scheme-of-things-paperback","provider":"Palm Malen Gift Shop -PMRC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}