{"product_id":"9780349019796-fish-tales","title":"Fish Tales","description":"\u003cmeta content=\"text\/html; charset=utf-8\" http-equiv=\"Content-Type\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eA provocative, sharp-voiced and sometimes shocking rediscovered classic about desire, power and female sexuality - the last book acquired by Toni Morrison.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA LITHUB BOOK OF THE YEAR 2025\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAcquired by Toni Morrison, championed by \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eGayl Jones, and almost forgotten for forty years, \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eFISH TALES is a fierce, fearless modern classic for \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eour own fragmented times.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Candid, fast and alive' \u003c\/b\u003eRAVEN LEILANI\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Fast, fearless, so full of life it practically vibrates in your hands' \u003c\/b\u003eJUSTIN TORRES\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Wondrous and outrageous, real and incandescent and alive'\u003c\/b\u003e BRYAN WASHINGTON\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'\u003ci\u003eFish Tales \u003c\/i\u003ewill certainly dazzle you, and it might even scandalize you, but it never tells a lie' \u003c\/b\u003eANGELA FLOURNOY\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'A novel of desire, pleasure, drugs and sex . We'll all be better for it having been rediscovered' \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003eLITERARY HUB\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eI prefer to stay plugged in, Jodi. Plugged in makes me feel alive.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eLewis Jones is a party girl on the edge. Bankrolled by her husband Woody and accompanied by her fellow hedonist Kitty Kat, a hustler who knows all the best spots, Lewis bounces between the demimonde of 70s New York and affluent Black Detroit in a fractured haze of lovers, cocaine parties and champagne baths. But her wild pursuit of freedom is upended when she meets the handsome, erudite, cruel Brook - the only man who won't allow her to take control.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eA kaleidoscopic swirl of sex and exploitation, selfhood and self-destruction, this lost classic is an unnervingly contemporary depiction of the collision between identity, freedom and female desire - perfect for fans of \u003ci\u003eIn the Cut, Oreo, Luster\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eI'm a Fan\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rarewaves","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57106754568566,"sku":"9780349019796","price":9.42,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0092\/7504\/8033\/files\/stand_39748028_75848929-b059-4b36-b6f0-254925fc7d11.jpg?v=1769723050","url":"https:\/\/www.rarewaves.com\/products\/9780349019796-fish-tales","provider":"Rarewaves.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}