{"product_id":"9781784701505-homesick-for-another-world","title":"Homesick For Another World","description":"\u003cmeta content=\"text\/html; charset=utf-8\" http-equiv=\"Content-Type\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThere's something eerily unsettling about the author's stories, something almost dangerous while also being delightful - and often even weirdly hilarious. Her characters are all unsteady on their feet; all yearning for connection and betterment, in very different ways, but each of them seems destined to be tripped up by their own baser impulses.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Razor-sharp’ Zadie Smith \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAn electrifying, prizewinning short story collection from the Booker-shortlisted author of \u003ci\u003eEileen\u003c\/i\u003e and\u003ci\u003e My Year of Rest and Relaxation.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThere’s something eerily unsettling about Ottessa Moshfegh’s stories, something almost dangerous while also being delightful – and often even weirdly hilarious. Her characters are all unsteady on their feet; all yearning for connection and betterment, in very different ways, but each of them seems destined to be tripped up by their own baser impulses. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe flesh is weak; the timber is crooked; people are cruel to each other, and stupid, and hurtful, but beauty comes from strange sources, and the dark energy surging through these stories is oddly and powerfully invigorating. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eOne of the most gifted and exciting young writers in America, she shows us uncomfortable things, and makes us look at them forensically – until we find, suddenly, that we are really looking at ourselves.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e‘Moshfegh’s writing is cinematic – vivid, immediate’ \u003ci\u003eTLS\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":30340945510497,"sku":"9781784701505","price":8.51,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0092\/7504\/8033\/files\/orig_32162342.jpg?v=1737018055","url":"https:\/\/www.rarewaves.com\/products\/9781784701505-homesick-for-another-world","provider":"Rarewaves.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}