{"product_id":"9781761154188","title":"Seeing Other People","description":"Author: Diana Reid\u003cbr\u003eISBN: 9781761154188\u003cbr\u003ePublisher: Ultimo Press\u003cbr\u003eYear first published: 04 Mar 2025\u003cbr\u003ePages: 304 \u003cbr\u003eFormat: Paperback \/ softback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eSydney Morning Herald\u003c\/i\u003e Best Young Australian Novelist 2022\u003cbr\u003e\n\n Shortlisted for the Indie Award for Best Fiction\u003cbr\u003e\n\n Shortlisted for the ABIA for Literary Fiction\u003cbr\u003e\n\n Longlisted for the BookPeople Book of the Year for Fiction \u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\n ’Diana Reid has such a way with language.’\u003ci\u003e\u003ci\u003e ― Mamamia\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e​\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\n ‘This! Was! So! Good! ... Diana Reid you are in a total league of your own.’ - Zara McDonald, \u003ci\u003eShameless Podcast\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\n ‘\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003eSeeing Other People \u003c\/i\u003ewill be the book of the summer.’ - \u003ci\u003ePedestrianTV\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cb\u003e‘An extraordinary new voice in Aussie lit.’ ― Zoë Foster Blake\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\n ‘a captivating read that feels made for racing through while lying on the beach.’ ―\u003ci\u003e Vogue Australia\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eWhich comes first—those you love, or those you want?\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003ci\u003eCharlie’s skin was stinging. Not with heat or sweat, but with that intense, body-defining self-consciousness—that sense of being watched. She lowered her eyes from Eleanor’s loving gaze. Her throat taut with tears, she swallowed. ‘You’re a good sister, Eleanor.’\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003ci\u003e‘Don’t say that.’\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\n After two years of lockdowns, there’s change in the air. Eleanor has just broken up with her boyfriend, Charlie’s career as an actress is starting up again. They’re finally ready to pursue their dreams—relationships, career, family—if only they can work out what it is they really want.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\n When principles and desires clash, Eleanor and Charlie are forced to ask: where is the line between self-love and selfishness? In all their confusion, mistakes will be made and lies will be told as they reckon with the limits of their own self-awareness.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cb\u003ePRAISE FOR SEEING OTHER PEOPLE:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\n ‘a great summer read.\u003cb\u003e’ - \u003ci\u003eThe Guardian\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\n ‘\u003c\/b\u003eThe prose sparkles on the page, as effervescent and drinkable as a glass of prosecco on a warm summer's evening.’ - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Australian\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\n ‘We absolutely adored this hotly-anticipated novel’ - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Shameless Bookclub\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\n ‘If you tore through \u003ci\u003eLove \u0026amp; Virtue\u003c\/i\u003e last year, you'll want to add Diana Reid's second novel to the top of your reading bucket list.’ - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eMarie Claire\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\n ‘\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003eI enjoyed this funny, charming and enormously readable novel a great deal, in large part due to the wit and authenticity with which Reid represents her characters and their world.’ \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e- The West Australian\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\n ‘\u003c\/b\u003eReid hasn’t lost her skewering wit.’ -\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e Sydney Morning Herald\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\n '\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003ea compulsive read’ - \u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003ePrimer\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\n 'funny and engaging’ - \u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eArtsHub\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\n ‘\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003eReid's witty and insightful social observation is something to relish’ - \u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eABC Radio National, The Bookshelf\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\n ‘There is a genuine warmth as well as capacious intelligence and sly humour to Reid’s writing, and a dynamic energy to the novel that’s always compelling’ - \u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe Guardian\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\n ‘This charming, insightful and clever follow-up to \u003ci\u003eLove \u0026amp; Virtue\u003c\/i\u003e is an immensely readable novel that explores the bonds of family, friendship and principle.’ \u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003e- Books + Publishing\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\n ‘\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003ea story bathed in sisterhood and the oft complicated relationship sisters are forced to navigate.’ \u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003e- Russh\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\n ‘if you’re heading to the beach and need a light, funny read, this book will deliver that for you.’ - \u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe Canberra Times\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\n ‘written in superb prose, this is the ultimate contemporary dramedy’ - \u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eInStyle\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\n ‘\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003eI love Diana Reid’s writing and Seeing Other People hit the mark once again.’ - \u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eWomen's Agenda\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Ships in 10 to 15 days","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46518540894366,"sku":"TLD-9781761154188","price":24.78,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0400\/9043\/5742\/files\/9781761154188.jpg?v=1771202380","url":"https:\/\/classicbargains.com.au\/products\/9781761154188","provider":"Classic Bargains Australia","version":"1.0","type":"link"}