{"product_id":"9781787335394","title":"Spent","description":"Author: Bechdel, Alison\u003cbr\u003eISBN: 9781787335394\u003cbr\u003ePublisher: RANDOM HOUSE UK\u003cbr\u003eYear first published: 03 Jun 2025\u003cbr\u003ePages: 272\u003cbr\u003eFormat: Hardback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFrom her pygmy goat farm in Vermont, a cartoonist named Alison Bechdel wonders- Can she pull humanity out of its death spiral by writing a scathing memoir about her own greed and privilege?\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'The funniest, most satirical cartoon she has ever written - as well as, perhaps, the most prescient' OBSERVER\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\\\"Very funny and self-hating in a good way\\\" ZADIE SMITH \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFrom her pygmy goat farm in Vermont, a cartoonist named Alison Bechdel wonders- Can she pull humanity out of its death spiral by writing a scathing memoir about her own greed and privilege?\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBut how is she supposed to sit here writing a book when the world hangs on a thread?\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn this hilariously skewering comic novel, Alison is existentially irked by a climate-challenged world and a country on the brink of civil war.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHer first graphic memoir about growing up with her taxidermist father has been adapted into a highly successful TV series, \u003ci\u003eDeath and Taxidermy\u003c\/i\u003e. It's a phenomenon that makes Alison, formerly on the cultural margins, the envy of her friend group.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAs the TV show racks up Emmy after Emmy, Alison's own envy spirals. Why couldn't she be the writer for a wildly popular reality TV series which shows people how to free themselves from consumer capitalism and live a more ethical life?!\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn \u003ci\u003eSpent, \u003c\/i\u003ethe celebrated, bestselling author of the modern classic \u003ci\u003eFun Home\u003c\/i\u003e presents a laugh-out-loud and passionately political work of autofiction, and once again proves that \\\"nobody does it better\\\" (\u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e) than the real Alison Bechdel.","brand":"Ships in 10 to 15 days","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46722418901150,"sku":"UBD-9781787335394","price":44.78,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0400\/9043\/5742\/files\/9781787335394.jpg?v=1776319360","url":"https:\/\/classicbargains.com.au\/products\/9781787335394","provider":"Classic Bargains Australia","version":"1.0","type":"link"}