{"product_id":"9780349019772","title":"Fish Tales","description":"Author: Nettie Jones\u003cbr\u003eISBN: 9780349019772\u003cbr\u003ePublisher: Little Brown\u003cbr\u003eYear first published: 01 Jul 2025\u003cbr\u003ePages: 272\u003cbr\u003eFormat: Hardback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTHE DAZZLING LOST CLASSIC\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e*A Lit Hub Most Anticipated Book of 2025*\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e*A \u003ci\u003eCosmopolitan \u003c\/i\u003eBest Book for April 2025*\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e*A \u003ci\u003eNew York Times Book Review \u003c\/i\u003eMost-Anticipated Book of the Spring*\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e*A \u003ci\u003eTime \u003c\/i\u003eBest Book of the Month*\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e*A \u003ci\u003eThe Week\u003c\/i\u003e Best Book of 2025*\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eAcquired by Toni Morrison, championed by \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eGayl Jones, and almost forgotten for forty years, \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eFISH TALES is a fierce, fearless modern classic for \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eour own fragmented times.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e***\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Candid, fast and alive' RAVEN LEILANI\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Fast, fearless, so full of life it practically vibrates in your hands' JUSTIN TORRES\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Wondrous and outrageous, real and incandescent and alive' BRYAN WASHINGTON\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eLewis Jones is a party girl on the edge. Bankrolled by her husband Woody and accompanied by her fellow hedonist Kitty Kat, a hustler who knows all the best spots, Lewis bounces between the demimonde of 70s New York and affluent Black Detroit in a fractured haze of lovers, cocaine parties and champagne baths. But her wild pursuit of freedom is upended when she meets the handsome, erudite, cruel Brook - the only man who won't allow her to take control.\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eA kaleidoscopic swirl of sex and exploitation, selfhood and self-destruction, this lost classic is an unnervingly contemporary depiction of the collision between identity, freedom and female desire - perfect for fans of \u003ci\u003eIn the Cut, Oreo, Luster\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eI'm a Fan\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e'\u003ci\u003eFish Tales \u003c\/i\u003ewill \u003cb\u003ecertainly dazzle you\u003c\/b\u003e, and it might even scandalize you, but it never tells a lie' \u003cb\u003eANGELA FLOURNOY\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e'A novel of desire, pleasure, drugs and sex . . . \u003cb\u003eWe'll all be better for it having been rediscovered\u003c\/b\u003e' \u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eLITERARY HUB\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e'\u003cb\u003eNettie Jones's voice is astonishing. It leaps off the page like a panther\u003c\/b\u003e . . . Unlike anything I've ever read' \u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eNew York Times Book Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e'\u003cb\u003eA cult classic .\u003c\/b\u003e . . [A] sharp, fast-paced look at the highs and lows of the human heart' \u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe Atlantic\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e'A \u003cb\u003eburst of authentic energy, a rush of life from start to finish\u003c\/b\u003e' \u003ci\u003eChicago Review of Books\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e'An unsparing portrait of sexual hedonism . . . \u003cb\u003ea meditation on female sexuality and the cost of pursuing freedom\u003c\/b\u003e without self-preservation' \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eTLS\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e","brand":"Ships in 10 to 15 days","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46697610674334,"sku":"ADS-9780349019772","price":39.78,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0400\/9043\/5742\/files\/9780349019772.jpg?v=1775718125","url":"https:\/\/classicbargains.com.au\/products\/9780349019772","provider":"Classic Bargains Australia","version":"1.0","type":"link"}