{"product_id":"9781838956356-the-coiled-serpent","title":"The Coiled Serpent","description":"\u003cmeta content=\"text\/html; charset=utf-8\" http-equiv=\"Content-Type\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eLonglisted for the Dylan Thomas Prize 2024\u003cbr\u003eAn arresting, discomforting collection from 'one of Britain's best young short story writers' (\u003ci\u003eDaily Telegraph\u003c\/i\u003e) that revels in the rotten and festers in the imagination.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eLONGLISTED FOR THE DYLAN THOMAS PRIZE 2024\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eGUARDIAN BOOK OF THE YEAR 2023\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTELEGRAPH BOOK OF THE YEAR 2023 \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA little girl throws up Gloria-Jean's teeth after an explosion at the custard factory; Pax, Alexander, and Angelo are hypnotically enthralled by a book that promises them enlightenment if they keep their semen inside their bodies; Victoria is sent to a cursed hotel for ailing girls when her period mysteriously stops. In a damp, putrid spa, the exploitative drudgery of work sparks revolt; in a Margate museum, the new Director curates a venomous garden for public consumption.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn Grudova's unforgettably surreal style, these stories expose the absurdities behind contemporary ideas of\u003cbr\u003ework, Britishness and art-making, to conjure a singular, startling strangeness that proves the deft skill of a writer\u003cbr\u003eat the top of her game.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rarewaves","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":40935520206945,"sku":"9781838956356","price":11.37,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0092\/7504\/8033\/files\/stand_36365136_63e673b6-0e05-4f30-891e-be9fa7b3febb.jpg?v=1759442292","url":"https:\/\/www.rarewaves.com\/products\/9781838956356-the-coiled-serpent","provider":"Rarewaves.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}