{"product_id":"9781838858957-pity","title":"Pity","description":"\u003cmeta content=\"text\/html; charset=utf-8\" http-equiv=\"Content-Type\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe debut novel from award-winning poet Andrew McMillan exploring community, masculinity and post-industrialisation in Northern England\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA \u003ci\u003eSUNDAY TIMES \u003c\/i\u003eBEST BOOK OF 2024\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eA BBC MOST ANTICIPATED BOOK OF 2024\u003cbr\u003eAN \u003ci\u003eINDEPENDENT \u003c\/i\u003eBEST FICTION TO READ IN 2024\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eA \u003ci\u003eNEW STATESMAN \u003c\/i\u003eFICTION HIGHLIGHT OF 2024\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eA \u003ci\u003eGUARDIAN \u003c\/i\u003eBEST BOOK TO LOOK OUT FOR IN 2024\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAN\u003ci\u003e i-D \u003c\/i\u003eFICTION HIGHLIGHT TO BE EXCITED FOR IN 2024\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAN INDEPENDENT AND LUNATE JOURNAL BOOK OF THE YEAR\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLONGLISTED FOR THE SWANSEA UNIVERSITY DYLAN THOMAS PRIZE 2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'A deeply felt and rich enactment of love, loneliness and personal triumph that leaves an indelible mark on modern Queer life' OCEAN VUONG\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe town was once a hub of industry. A place where men toiled underground in darkness, picking and shovelling in the dust and the sleck. It was dangerous and back-breaking work but it meant something. Once, the town provided, it was important; it had purpose.  But what is it now?\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBrothers Alex and Brian have spent their whole life in the town where their father lived and his father, too. Now in his middle age and still reeling from the collapse of his personal life, Alex must reckon with a part of his identity he has long tried to conceal. His only child Simon has no memory of the mines. Now in his twenties and working in a call centre, he derives passion from his side hustle in sex work and his weekly drag gigs. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSet across  three generations of South Yorkshire mining family, Andrew McMillan's magnificent debut novel is a lament for a lost way of life as well as a celebration of resilience and the possibility for change.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rarewaves","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":41513803120737,"sku":"9781838858957","price":11.11,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0092\/7504\/8033\/files\/orig_36389860_a237aa60-af48-4431-9ae0-e43dce02637a.jpg?v=1759465942","url":"https:\/\/www.rarewaves.com\/products\/9781838858957-pity","provider":"Rarewaves.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}