{"product_id":"9781398514911-small-joys","title":"Small Joys","description":"\u003cmeta content=\"text\/html; charset=utf-8\" http-equiv=\"Content-Type\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eA Buzzfeed 'Amazing New Book You Need to Read ASAP'\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe sensational debut novel about love, friendship and finding happiness in the most unexpected places. \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe sensational debut novel about love, friendship and finding happiness in the most unexpected places. \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePAPERBACK EDITION CONTAINS EXCLUSIVE BONUS CHAPTER, 'MUDDY DOES THE FULL MONTY'. \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e 'It's as fun as it is thoughtful: a tender and generous novel about finding your people, getting vulnerable, and celebrating every joy - big or small.' \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eBuzzfeed\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e 'Elvin James Mensah's \u003ci\u003eSmall Joys\u003c\/i\u003e is breathtaking and heartrending, by turns hilarious and devastating and surprising and wild. Mensah's prose makes the intangible deft and tremendous — from the balm of friendship, to the beauty of queerness, and the all-encompassing elixir of community. Tender, thrilling, and honest; \u003ci\u003eSmall Joys\u003c\/i\u003e is a beam of light.' \u003cb\u003eBryan Washington, author of \u003ci\u003eMemorial\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e 'A beautiful, moving story of love, male intimacy, chosen family and finding self worth.'\u003cb\u003e Mendez, author of\u003ci\u003e Rainbow Milk\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e ‘I adored Small Joys – a sweet, moving, funny, strikingly open story. I don’t know if I’ve ever rooted so much for a protagonist as I did for Harley – what a gorgeous novel.’ \u003cb\u003eJennifer Saint, No. 1 bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eElektra\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e 'This heartwarming, witty, and moving debut is one of the most charming books you'll read this year. Exploring love, friendship, grief, and the bittersweet joy of being young, Small Joys is utterly beautiful.' \u003cb\u003eLouise O'Neill, bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eIdol\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e 'I loved it - Small Joys is a wonderful book full of music, life and a great deal of heart. An extremely BIG joy!' \u003cb\u003eMatson Taylor, bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eThe Miseducation of Evie Epworth\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e 'A largehearted look at the importance of found family.' \u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eElectric Lit\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e ‘A captivatingly tender novel . it’s beautiful.’ \u003cb\u003eN\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eatasha Onwuemezi, \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe Bookseller\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e‘Could I one day inspire happiness in others, the same way he seemed to do in me?’\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eHarley\u003c\/b\u003e is a young queer Black man struggling to find his way in mid-noughties Britain. Returning home to Dartford, having just dropped out of an undergraduate course in music journalism, he is wracked by feelings of failure and inadequacy. Standing in the local woods one day, on the verge of doing something drastic and irreversible, his hand is stayed by a stranger: a tall husky guy who emerges from the bushes holding a pair of binoculars.\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eMuddy \u003c\/b\u003eis an ebullient Mancunian whose lust for his own life makes others feel better by association. A keen birdwatcher, rugby fanatic and Oasis obsessive, he quickly becomes a devoted and loyal friend to Harley who finds his enthusiasm infectious and his dimples irresistible. In no time at all, they become inseparable. Harley starts to think that life may be worth living after all, while Muddy discovers things about himself that the lads down the rugby club may struggle to understand.\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e But when figures from the past threaten to plunge Harley back into the depths of depression, his only hope of survival is Muddy and the small joys they create together. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Moving, funny and tender, \u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eSmall Joys\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/i\u003eis an epic novel about ordinary lives that introduces the world to an unforgettable cast of characters and a major new literary talent.  \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rarewaves","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":41534103355489,"sku":"9781398514911","price":7.39,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0092\/7504\/8033\/files\/stand_31899420_f0d9e100-e5af-4c12-b4f4-68db9c5e63e5.jpg?v=1747903680","url":"https:\/\/www.rarewaves.com\/products\/9781398514911-small-joys","provider":"Rarewaves.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}