{"product_id":"9781960988126","title":"How to Get Along Without Me","description":"Author: Kate Axelrod\u003cbr\u003eISBN: 9781960988126\u003cbr\u003ePublisher: Clash Books\u003cbr\u003eYear first published: 24 Jul 2024\u003cbr\u003ePages: 190 \u003cbr\u003eFormat: Paperback \/ softback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eHow to Get Along Without Me\u003c\/i\u003eis a collection that summons the perversity and poignance of twentysomething dating lives from a bracingly wry and honest new literary voice.\u003c\/b\u003eIn a world designed for couples, the protagonists of these interconnected stories have easy access to acquaintances with benefits but no paths to emotional intimacy.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Surprising, funny, and painfully true.\u003ci\u003eHow to Get Along Without Me\u003c\/i\u003eis an anthropological account of dating, a catalogue of shitheads, a love letter to grandparents, and a reminder that those years of flailing in love and failing to launch are 'taut with possibility.'\"\u003cb\u003e-Christine Smallwood, author of\u003ci\u003eThe Life of the Mind\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Viciously funny and unashamedly sexy stories that plumb the loneliness of desire from first swipe to coupledom.\"\u003cb\u003e-Danielle Lazarin, author of\u003ci\u003eBack Talk\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"The stories in\u003ci\u003eHow to Get Along Without Me\u003c\/i\u003eare wary and beautiful, savage and true.KateAxelrod has given us a book that is both modern and timeless.\"\u003cb\u003e-Lindsay Hunter, author of\u003ci\u003eHot Springs Drive\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"The perfect stories for reanimating your soul when you've gone numb online but still yearn to engage with the human condition.\"\u003cb\u003e-Elisa Albert, Author of\u003ci\u003eHuman Blues\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Axelrod's prose is careful, intelligent, and contemplative...\"\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e-Publishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Ships in 10 to 15 days","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47925098610846,"sku":"ING-9781960988126","price":25.78,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0400\/9043\/5742\/files\/9781960988126.jpg?v=1782959491","url":"https:\/\/classicbargains.com.au\/products\/9781960988126","provider":"Classic Bargains Australia","version":"1.0","type":"link"}