{"product_id":"the-comeback-by-mel-giedroyc","title":"The Comeback by Mel Giedroyc (SIGNED PRE-ORDER)","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDATE OF RELEASE: 27 AUG 2026\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe brand new novel from Sunday Times bestselling author Mel Giedroyc is a funny, big-hearted story of second chances. Sometimes life surprises you with an encore... Twenty years ago, aspiring performer Gill Piper boarded a bus out of Leatherhead with a spring in her step and stars in her eyes.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThings didn't quite pan out... Back home again, Gill finds much has changed. Young Lights, the youth theatre group which coaxed her out of her shell, is no more.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe theatre itself, once the heartbeat of the community, now feels like a has-been; Gill can relate. When Gill learns the theatre is approaching its hundredth year, she decides to put on a spectacular anniversary show to give it a comeback and unite the town. She has just eight weeks, but if she can persuade some shy newcomers to step into the spotlight, it might just be possible.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eBut Gill hasn't counted on self-appointed Artistic Director and diva extraordinaire Carla Keswick, who declares war. Can Gill and her unlikely company of amateurs defy Carla's dirty tricks, and prove it's never too late for a curtain call? \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cem\u003eHardback\u003cbr\u003ePublication: 27 Aug 2026, Headline \u003cbr\u003eISBN: 9781472256263\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003eExtent: 416 pages  \u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"David's Bookshop","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57216657326462,"sku":null,"price":20.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0753\/0892\/5225\/files\/TheComeback_1080x1080px_Signed.jpg?v=1775549211","url":"https:\/\/www.davids-bookshops.co.uk\/products\/the-comeback-by-mel-giedroyc","provider":"David's Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}