{"product_id":"9781761381942","title":"Body Double","description":"Author: Johansson, Hanna\u003cbr\u003eISBN: 9781761381942\u003cbr\u003ePublisher: Scribe Publications\u003cbr\u003eYear first published: 03 Mar 2026\u003cbr\u003ePages: 226\u003cbr\u003eFormat: Paperback \/ softback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eA surreal thriller that blurs the lines between lies and truth, between the selves we conceal and the faces we show the world.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAs winter descends and the city fills with the scent of woodsmoke, a young transcriber follows the same routine each day. She collects tapes from a ghostwriter's office, stops for an espresso and croissant, and returns home to type out the voices of strangers - stories that will become someone else's novels. Her solitary life is predictable, unremarkable ... until the day she hears something different on the tapes- a message meant only for her.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAcross the city, two women, Laura and Naomi, accidentally swap coats at a department store cafe. This brief encounter sparks something electric and strange, and soon, Laura has moved in with Naomi. As the days pass, she begins to mirror her more and more closely - her gestures, her habits, her very essence. Slowly, deliberately, Laura starts to take over Naomi's life.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMeanwhile, the transcriber makes a disturbing discovery- she is beginning to disappear ...\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Johansson's debut novel, \u003ci\u003eAntiquity\u003c\/i\u003e, was a slow burn, sensual, and troubling. Her follow-up - a thriller about two young women who spark up a suffocating romance after one accidentally takes the other's coat in a cafe - sounds a little like \u003ci\u003eSingle White Female\u003c\/i\u003e, a little like \u003ci\u003eVertigo,\u003c\/i\u003e and exactly like the queer doppelg nger story I've been dying to read.'\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e-Jasmine Vojdani, \u003ci\u003eVulture\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'In the grand tradition of \u003ci\u003eAll About Eve\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eMulholland Drive\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003e3 Women\u003c\/i\u003e, Johansson's novel is a strange, twisty story about obsession and identity and how easy it can be to lose yourself completely.'\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e-McKayla Coyle, \u003ci\u003eLiterary Hub\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Thrilling, seductive, and unsettling ... This lights-out, under-the-covers read delivers a captivating account of desire, obsession, and the ghosts within us.'\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e-\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e","brand":"Ships in 10 to 15 days","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46729871786142,"sku":"UBD-9781761381942","price":29.78,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0400\/9043\/5742\/files\/9781761381942.jpg?v=1776651603","url":"https:\/\/classicbargains.com.au\/products\/9781761381942","provider":"Classic Bargains Australia","version":"1.0","type":"link"}