{"product_id":"9781526612120-nothing-special","title":"Nothing Special","description":"\u003cmeta content=\"text\/html; charset=utf-8\" http-equiv=\"Content-Type\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAN \u003ci\u003eIRISH TIMES \u003c\/i\u003eBOOK OF THE YEAR 2023\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e_______________\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'A blade-sharp coming-of-age novel' \u003ci\u003eSPECTATOR\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Confirms Flattery as a bracingly original writer' \u003ci\u003eIRISH INDEPENDENT\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eIn enviably elegant prose, she manages to be both arch and deadly serious'\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cb\u003eLOUISE KENNEDY\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e_______________\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eA wildly original debut novel about two young women navigating the complex worlds of Andy Warhol's Factory, and coming of age in 1960s New York\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eNew York City, 1966. Seventeen-year-old Mae lives in a run-down apartment with her alcoholic mother and her mother's sometimes-boyfriend, Mikey. She is turned off by the petty girls at her high school, and the sleazy men she typically meets. When she drops out, she is presented with a job offer that will remake her world entirely: she is hired as a typist for the artist Andy Warhol.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWarhol is composing an unconventional novel by recording the conversations and experiences of his many famous and alluring friends. Tasked with transcribing these tapes alongside several other girls, Mae quickly befriends Shelley and the two of them embark on a surreal adventure at the fringes of the countercultural movement. Going to parties together, exploring their womanhood and sexuality, this should be the most enlivening experience of Mae's life. But as she grows increasingly obsessed with the tapes and numb to her own reality, Mae must grapple with the thin line between art and voyeurism and determine how she can remain her own person as the tide of the sixties sweeps over her.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eNothing Special \u003c\/i\u003eis a whip-smart coming-of-age story about friendship, independence and the construction of art and identity, bringing to life the experience of young women in this iconic and turbulent moment.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e_______________\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePRAISE FOR \u003ci\u003eSHOW THEM A GOOD TIME:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'A masterclass . Bold, irreverent and agonisingly funny'\u003c\/b\u003e Sally Rooney\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eAnnounces the arrival of a brilliant talent' \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003eFinancial Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e'\u003c\/i\u003eExplores difficult questions about self-worth, agency and intimacy with thrilling sharpness' \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003eSunday Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Demands repeated reading' \u003c\/b\u003eJon McGregor\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eA 2023 HIGHLIGHT FOR: \u003ci\u003eTHE TIMES * TELEGRAPH * STYLIST * GQ * GUARDIAN * HARPER'S BAZAAR * GOOD HOUSEKEEPING * \u003c\/i\u003eWATERSTONES * \u003ci\u003ei-D \u003c\/i\u003e* \u003ci\u003eIRISH TIMES * HUFFINGTON POST UK\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":40736998129761,"sku":"9781526612120","price":14.94,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0092\/7504\/8033\/files\/orig_27495150.jpg?v=1721812552","url":"https:\/\/www.rarewaves.com\/products\/9781526612120-nothing-special","provider":"Rarewaves.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}