{"product_id":"9781035007752-open-throat","title":"Open Throat","description":"\u003cmeta content=\"text\/html; charset=utf-8\" http-equiv=\"Content-Type\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eA mountain lion is on the brink of starvation in the urban landscape of Los Angeles. As it observes the city’s perilous beauty and confronts climate change, inequality and love, the animal asks itself: Does it want to eat a human, or become one?\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eShortlisted for the James Tait Black Prize for Fiction\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'An instant classic' - \u003ci\u003eTHE GUARDIAN\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'A bloody masterpiece.' - MELISSA BRODER, author of \u003ci\u003eTHE PISCES\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Witty, emotional and gripping, \u003ci\u003eOpen Throat\u003c\/i\u003e is a short but savage thrill ride' - \u003ci\u003eTHE INDEPENDENT\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'\u003ci\u003eOpen Throat\u003c\/i\u003e is Bret Easton Ellis meets mountain lion in the Hollywood Hills . it already has people talking' - \u003ci\u003eTHE SUNDAY TIMES\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eI’ve never eaten a person but today I might .\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA queer and dangerously hungry mountain lion lives in the drought-devastated land under the Hollywood sign. Fascinated by the voices around them, the lion spends their days protecting a nearby homeless encampment, observing hikers complain about their trauma and, in quiet moments, grappling with the complexities of their own identity.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWhen a man-made fire engulfs the encampment, the lion is forced from the hills down into the city the hikers call 'ellay'. As they confront a carousel of temptations and threats, the lion takes us on a tour that spans the cruel inequalities of Los Angeles. But even when salvation finally seems within reach, they are forced to face down the ultimate question: do they want to eat a person, or become one?\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'\u003ci\u003eOpen Throat \u003c\/i\u003eis what fiction should be.' - \u003ci\u003eTHE NEW YORK TIMES BOOK REVIEW\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'A blinding spotlight beam of a book that I was completely unable and unwilling to put down.' - Catherine Lacey, author of \u003ci\u003ePew\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eNamed a Most Anticipated Book by \u003ci\u003eThe New York Times\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eELLE\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eVanity Fair\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eBuzzfeed\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003ei-D\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eBoston Globe\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eNylon\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eAlta\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eShondaland\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eChicago Review of Books\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003ePhiladelphia Inquirer\u003c\/i\u003e, and Literary Hub.\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":40916387004513,"sku":"9781035007752","price":11.64,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0092\/7504\/8033\/files\/orig_28625556.jpg?v=1736542875","url":"https:\/\/www.rarewaves.com\/products\/9781035007752-open-throat","provider":"Rarewaves.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}