{"product_id":"9781472159618","title":"Goodlord: An Email","description":"Author: Ella Frears\u003cbr\u003eISBN: 9781472159618\u003cbr\u003ePublisher: Little Brown\u003cbr\u003eYear first published: 13 May 2025\u003cbr\u003ePages: 224 \u003cbr\u003eFormat: Paperback \/ softback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSHORTLISTED FOR THE FORWARD PRIZE 2024\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eSKY ARTS AWARD NOMINEE for \u003ci\u003eBREAKTHROUGH ARTIST OF THE YEAR \u003c\/i\u003e2024\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eA \u003ci\u003eGuardian \u003c\/i\u003eBOOK OF THE YEAR 2024\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e'ALL THE HOT WOMEN I KNOW HAVE ELLA FREARS ON THEIR BEDSIDE TABLES' Sheena Patel\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e'It's Dostoyevsky's \u003ci\u003eNotes from Underground\u003c\/i\u003e reimaged for the renting generation' Emily Dinsdale, \u003ci\u003eDAZED\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e'A dazzling treat of a book, genuinely inventive, spiky and funny' Holly Williams, \u003ci\u003eObserver \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e'As compelling as any thriller' Graeme Richardson, \u003ci\u003eSunday Times \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e'I urge you to read Ella Frears' wild and dark new book' Eva Wiseman, \u003ci\u003eThe Observer \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e'A dark, addictive and deceptively erudite read' Kate Simpson, \u003ci\u003eTelegraph \u003c\/i\u003e(5*)\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eI had to wait, input a five-digit code sent to me via text.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003e When it came through it was:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003e00000 \u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003ewhich seems insane.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eI stared at it for more than my allotted minutes. \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eHow is it that I found myself with all those holes?\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eA row of ohs. Disgusting.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eNo, I can't go on. \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eI won't, Ava.  Do you watch porn? \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAsked by letting agent, Ava, to make an account with the ominous sounding property technology 'Goodlord', our narrator launches into a breathless and rage fuelled reply that swings wildly between anecdotes of chaotic house-shares,  grubby university halls, the claustrophobic school days that haunt her still, her various underpaid exploitative jobs at pubs and restaurants, relationships and sexual encounters both troubling and ecstatic, and an artists' residency that offers her the space she craves but demands a complicated transaction in return.\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWritten in sharp, unflinching prose, \u003ci\u003eGoodlord\u003c\/i\u003e exposes the grinding inequalities of modern life. It is a blistering exploration of what it means to live in a world where everything, including your dignity, comes with a price tag.","brand":"Ships in 10 to 15 days","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46378761355422,"sku":"ADS-9781472159618","price":22.78,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0400\/9043\/5742\/files\/9781472159618.jpg?v=1767759458","url":"https:\/\/classicbargains.com.au\/products\/9781472159618","provider":"Classic Bargains Australia","version":"1.0","type":"link"}