{"product_id":"9780007314270_dean-spanley-the-novel","title":"Dean Spanley: The Novel","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe classic humorous novel about an alcohol-loving clergyman who thinks he is the reincarnation of a dog. Complete with the award-winning film screenplay that expands upon the tale.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eDean Spanley is affable, conventional and prudent – the very archetype of a bland churchman. Only his keen interest in the transmigration of souls and his obsession with dogs betray any shadow of eccentricity.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBut then, richly primed with a few glasses of Imperial Tokay, he begins to speak vividly of the joys of rabbiting, of rolling in fresh dung and of baying at the moon. Are these canine memories a drunken fancy? Or can it be that Dean Spanley must once have been a dog?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis special edition includes Lord Dunsany’s witty and inventive novel, My Talks With Dean Spanley, together with Alan Sharp’s award-winning screenplay for the film starring Peter O’Toole and Sam Neill, which faithfully adapts and expands upon the events in the story.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Lord Dunsany","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46895868641429,"sku":"9780007314270","price":22.99,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0484\/3175\/9509\/files\/9780007314270_f9f2c180-5680-41b2-ae28-56c084a64a99.jpg?v=1776888566","url":"https:\/\/harpercollins.com.au\/products\/9780007314270_dean-spanley-the-novel","provider":"HarperCollins AU","version":"1.0","type":"link"}