{"product_id":"9781529430936","title":"The Night Alphabet","description":"Author: Joelle Taylor\u003cbr\u003eISBN: 9781529430936\u003cbr\u003ePublisher: Quercus Books\u003cbr\u003eYear first published: 14 May 2024\u003cbr\u003ePages: 432 \u003cbr\u003eFormat: Hardback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Joelle Taylor brings extraordinary linguistic inventiveness to a tale of tattoo artists and violence against women\u003ci\u003e' Guardian (\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eFiction Books of the Year, 2024\u003c\/b\u003e)\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cb\u003e'A glorious jewel of a novel'\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cb\u003eSophie Ward\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Exhilarating, profoundly beautiful and exquisitely written'\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cb\u003eSalena Godden\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e'\u003cb\u003eA mesmerising debut from one of the most talented literary stylists writing today'\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Bookseller\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e'H\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eugely imaginative'\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e \u003ci\u003eMarie Claire\u003c\/i\u003e (Best New Books, 2024)\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e'It's hard to think of many books more restlessly inventive' \u003ci\u003eGuardian \u003c\/i\u003e(Book of the Day)\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Utterly dazzling' \u003ci\u003eDIVA\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e---------------------------------------------------------------------------------\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe tattoo was a reclamation, a flag we mounted in the centre of our own landscape.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eA woman walks into a tattoo parlour. But this is no ordinary woman, and this is Hackney in 2233. Jones' body is covered in tattoos but she wants to add one final inking to her gallery - a thin line of ink mixed with blood that connects her body art together, creating a unique map.\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAs the two artists set to work, Jones tells them the story behind each tattoo. As Jones is no ordinary woman, these are no ordinary stories: each one represents a doorway to a life Jones fell into, a 'remembering'. Some of these lives were in the past, others in the future, some are sideways, but each of them connects Jones to the two tattoo artists in some way, though they are unaware of it.\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWe visit the dystopian cities of the Quiet Men, the coal mines of 19th century Lancashire, join a gang of vigilante sex workers, enter the world of an INCEL murderer, haunt the old Maryville gay bar, and uncover plans to genetically modify female children. Each of the stories brings us closer to Jones' truth, and how her life is intricately interwoven with that of the women tattooing her body.\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eSet across geographies and timespans,\u003ci\u003e The Night Alphabet\u003c\/i\u003e is a dazzlingly bold and original work, a deep investigation into human nature and violence against women.","brand":"Ships in 10 to 15 days","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46363149959326,"sku":"ADS-9781529430936","price":54.78,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0400\/9043\/5742\/files\/9781529430936.jpg?v=1767313455","url":"https:\/\/classicbargains.com.au\/products\/9781529430936","provider":"Classic Bargains Australia","version":"1.0","type":"link"}