{"product_id":"9780751585445-just-by-looking-at-him","title":"Just By Looking at Him","description":"\u003cmeta content=\"text\/html; charset=utf-8\" http-equiv=\"Content-Type\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe ONLY book you need to read this LGBTQ+ Pride season, from a hilarious new voice\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe hilarious and incisive debut novel from Ryan O'Connell, the award-winning writer and star of Netflix's \u003ci\u003eSpecial\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cb\u003e'Sh\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003earp, bawdy, yet still deeply touching. It's shockingly elegant, and elegantly shocking' LENA DUNHAM\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'A very funny novel about falling for a fantasy and finding love for one's own self' MELISSA BRODER, author of \u003ci\u003eThe Pisces\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Funny, horny, heartbreaking' CAROLINE O'DONOGHUE, author of \u003ci\u003ePromising Young Women\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e____________________\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eEliott is a TV writer with a perfect-penised boyfriend. He's living the dream.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBut behind the glossy veneer he's been papering over cracks, and they're starting to show. He's creatively stifled, he's drinking a little too often and his cerebral palsy makes him feel like gay Shrek.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWhen River walks in, Elliott's life is turned upside down in the best way. River is funny, charming and makes him feel \u003ci\u003eseen\u003c\/i\u003e. But maybe that's part of the deal when you hire a sex worker.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eEliott is lost and he needs someone, anyone, to point him in the right direction. After all, it's a long limp towards redemption.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eA hilarious, sexy, ground-breaking debut novel about the intersection of queerness and disability, and discovering who you really are.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e____________________\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWhat readers are saying about\u003ci\u003e Just By Looking at Him\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Darkly funny and poignant'\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Such a fresh take . I was gripped from the first page'\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Brutally honest, funny and poignant look at modern life through the lens of disability'\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'This book is honest, hilarious, and raw . I loved literally every character'\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'The author has such a strong voice and has created in Eliot a character that I will not soon forget . I found myself laughing out loud'\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Reads like your favorite whip- smart sitcom everyone looks forward to at the end of the day'\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'One of the funniest books I have ever read'\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rarewaves","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":40084112998497,"sku":"9780751585445","price":16.22,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0092\/7504\/8033\/products\/stand_14179740_jpg.jpg?v=1706880687","url":"https:\/\/www.rarewaves.com\/products\/9780751585445-just-by-looking-at-him","provider":"Rarewaves.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}