{"product_id":"9781529053586","title":"Objects of Desire","description":"Author: Clare Sestanovich\u003cbr\u003eISBN: 9781529053586\u003cbr\u003ePublisher: Pan Macmillan UK\u003cbr\u003eYear first published: 08 Nov 2022\u003cbr\u003ePages: 224 \u003cbr\u003eFormat: Paperback \/ softback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Sestanovich’s elegant prose takes seriously the quiet unrest that can ravage a life' - Raven Leilani, author of \u003ci\u003eLuster\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cb\u003eA Best Book of the Summer in \u003ci\u003eThe Wall Street Journal\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eEntertainment Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e,\u003ci\u003eVogue\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eEsquire \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eRefinery29\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e A university student is flying home to visit her family when she strikes up an odd, ephemeral friendship with the couple next to her on the plane. A mother prepares for her son's wedding, her own life unravelling as his comes together. A long-lost stepbrother's visit prompts a family's reckoning with its old taboos. In these eleven powerful stories, thrilling desire and melancholic yearning animate women’s lives – from the brink of adulthood, to the labyrinthine path between twenty and thirty, to middle age, when certain possibilities quietly lapse. Tender, lucid and piercingly funny, \u003ci\u003eObjects of Desire \u003c\/i\u003eis a collection pulsing with subtle drama, rich with unforgettable scenes, and alive with moments of recognition, each more startling than the last - a spellbinding debut that announces a major talent. \u003cb\u003e'A debut story collection of the rarest kind . . . you wish that every single entry could be an entire novel.' — \u003ci\u003eEntertainment Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cb\u003eClare Sestanovich named one of The National Book Foundation's '5 under 35'.\u003c\/b\u003e","brand":"Ships in 10 to 15 days","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46542761164958,"sku":"TLD-9781529053586","price":19.78,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0400\/9043\/5742\/files\/9781529053586.jpg?v=1771567764","url":"https:\/\/classicbargains.com.au\/products\/9781529053586","provider":"Classic Bargains Australia","version":"1.0","type":"link"}