{"product_id":"9780008618933","title":"Moderate to Poor, Occasionally Good","description":"Author: Eley Williams\u003cbr\u003eISBN: 9780008618933\u003cbr\u003ePublisher: HarperCollins Publishers\u003cbr\u003eYear first published: 16 Dec 2024\u003cbr\u003ePages: 208 \u003cbr\u003eFormat: Paperback \/ softback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eSHORTLISTED FOR THE 2025 DYLAN THOMAS PRIZE\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA Granta Best Young British Novelist\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e'A thrilling love for the stuff of language … Magical' JON McGREGOR\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e‘Poignant and playful’ \u003cem\u003eDAILY MAIL \u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e‘A writer with few real rivals’ \u003cem\u003eIRISH TIMES\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e'A visionary writer' JAN CARSON\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe stunning new collection of stories from the award-winning author of \u003cem\u003eThe Liar’s Dictionary\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eAttrib. and Other Stories.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eGranta\u003c\/em\u003e Best Young British novelist and acclaimed author of \u003cem\u003eAttrib. and other stories\u003c\/em\u003e, Eley Williams returns with a thrilling collection of short stories exploring the nature of relationships both intimate and transient – from the easy gamesmanship of contagious yawns to the horror of a smile fixed for just a second too long.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA courtroom sketch artist delights in committing portraits of their lover to paper but their need to capture likenesses forever is revealed to have darker, more complex intentions. A child’s schoolyard crush on a saint marks a confrontation with the reality of a teenage body in flux. Elsewhere, an editor of canned laughter loses their confidence and seeks divine intervention, and an essayist annotates their thoughts on Keats by way of internet-gleaned sex tips.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eModerate to Poor, Occasionally Good \u003c\/em\u003ehums with fossicking language and ingenious experiments in form and considers notions of playfulness, authenticity and care as it holds relationships to account: their sweet misunderstandings, soured reflections, queer wish fulfilments and shared, held breaths.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e‘Undeniably a skilful book’ \u003cem\u003eTELEGRAPH\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e‘Stories that work from the inside out… glancing, intriguing’ \u003cem\u003eGUARDIAN\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e'Erudite and audacious' KEIRAN GODDARD\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e‘\u003c\/em\u003eFrequently brilliant and deeply pleasurable’ CAOILINN HUGHES\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e‘I don’t know anyone else who can write like this … What a joy!' BEN PESTER\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e‘A joy for the head and the heart' RUBY COWLING\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Ships in 10 to 15 days","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46552481661086,"sku":"HPC-9780008618933","price":32.78,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0400\/9043\/5742\/files\/9780008618933.jpg?v=1771908348","url":"https:\/\/classicbargains.com.au\/products\/9780008618933","provider":"Classic Bargains Australia","version":"1.0","type":"link"}