{"product_id":"9780857308269","title":"The Very Nice Box","description":"Author: Laura Blackett\u003cbr\u003eISBN: 9780857308269\u003cbr\u003ePublisher: The Crime \u0026amp; Mystery Club\u003cbr\u003eYear first published: 01 Oct 2022\u003cbr\u003ePages: 320\u003cbr\u003eFormat: Paperback \/ softback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eAva Simon designs storage boxes for STAEDA, a slick Brooklyn-based furniture company. She\u0026amp;#x27;s hard-working, obsessive and heartbroken from a tragedy that killed her girlfriend and upended her life. It\u0026amp;#x27;s been years since she\u0026amp;#x27;s let anyone in.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBut when Ava\u0026amp;#x27;s new boss  the young and magnetic Mat Putnam  offers Ava a ride home one afternoon, an unlikely relationship blossoms. Ava remembers how rewarding it canbe to open up  and, despite her hesitancy, she starts to fall for him. But what if Mat isn\u0026amp;#x27;t who he claims to be?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Very Nice Box\u003c\/i\u003e is a darkly comic and suspenseful novel that will keep you on the edge of your seat until its gripping finale. It\u0026amp;#x27;s at once a satire of toxic masculinity and a big-hearted account of grief, friendship and trust.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u0026amp;#x27;\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Very Nice Box\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cb\u003epossesses the rare quality of perfectly balanced quirky humour and genuine warmth. Gleichman and Blackett manage to include the reader on the inside joke and withhold just enough to make this, unmistakably, a page turner. Witty, charming and astutely observed - I loved it\u0026amp;#x27;  Laura Kay, author of\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Split\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u0026amp;#x27;Laura Blackett and Eve Gleichman are linguistic magicians, and their sparkling debut manages to expose the hollowness of wellbeing jargon while exploring, with tender care and precision, how we dare to move on after\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eunspeakable loss\u0026amp;#x27; \u003c\/b\u003e \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eNew York Times Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u0026amp;#x27;A very funny debut  and perhaps the most original office satire of the year\u0026amp;#x27; \u003c\/b\u003e \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eWashington Post\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u0026amp;#x27;Rather than boxing in queerness, the authors suggest queerness as a lens for seeing, reading, and, arguably, for their own storytelling, which refuses trite or stereotypical generic moments. The story charms, it entices, and it keeps the reader in their hands, wanting more\u0026amp;#x27; \u003c\/b\u003e \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eLos Angeles Review of Books\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u0026amp;#x27;\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Ships in 10 to 15 days","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46814083514526,"sku":"ADS-9780857308269","price":22.78,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0400\/9043\/5742\/files\/9780857308269.jpg?v=1778334482","url":"https:\/\/classicbargains.com.au\/products\/9780857308269","provider":"Classic Bargains Australia","version":"1.0","type":"link"}