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Supper Club (Paperback)
Lara Williams
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R445
R374
Discovery Miles 3 740
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The Odyssey (Paperback)
Lara Williams
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R439
R355
Discovery Miles 3 550
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From the prize-winning author of Supper Club comes a wickedly funny
and slyly poignant new satire on modern life - for fans of My Year
of Rest and Relaxation, Convenience Store Woman, and J. G.
Ballard's High Rise 'Far from normal' The Times 'This book is a
serious vibe' Cosmopolitan 'Lara Williams is the queen of smart
modern satire. I could read her all day' Emma Jane Unsworth Meet
Ingrid. She works on a gargantuan luxury cruise liner, where she
spends her days reorganizing the merchandise and waiting for
long-term guests to drop dead in the changing rooms. On her days
off, she disembarks from the ship and gets blind drunk on whatever
the local alcohol is. It's not a bad life. And it distracts her
from thinking about the other life she left behind five years ago.
Until one day she is selected for the employee mentorship scheme -
an initiative run by the ship's mysterious captain and
self-anointed lifestyle guru, Keith, who pushes Ingrid further than
she thought possible. But sooner or later, she will have to ask
herself: how far is too far? Utterly original, mischievous and
thought-provoking, The Odyssey is a merciless takedown of consumer
capitalism and our anxious, ill-fated quests for something to
believe in. And as its title suggests, it is a voyage that will
eventually lead its unlikely heroine all the way home. Though she'd
do almost anything to avoid getting there...
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Supper Club (Paperback)
Lara Williams
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R270
R211
Discovery Miles 2 110
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WINNER of the GUARDIAN 'NOT THE BOOKER' PRIZE 2019 BEST BOOKS OF
THE YEAR - Vogue, TIME, Vulture, Woman and Home, and many more
'Subversive, radical, written with total glee and rollicking sense
of unlimited possibility. Williams is one to watch' Stylist If you
feed a starving woman, what will she grow into? Twenty-nine year
old Roberta has spent her whole life hungry. So she invents Supper
Club: a secret society for women sick of bad men and bad sex. Fed
up of being told to talk less, take less, be less, they gather
after dark to feast and dance through the night. But as their
bodies expand, so do their horizons, their desires - and their urge
to break the rules. You look hungry. Join the club. 'Superb...
Hilariously funny and deeply moving' Guardian Not the Booker Prize
'Engrossing, ambitious, joyful as well as dark - which is so close
to the bone and so necessary. I can't wait to read her next book'
Emilie Pine, author of Notes to Self 'Cool and knowing, jam-packed
with cultural references, not to mention mouthwatering recipes'
Metro 'Daring, funny, humane, delightful. She's the real thing' Sam
Jordison, Guardian 'For reading while eating in the bath and
licking your lips. There's no other book to read this month' Lit
Hub 'Darkly delicious. A celebration of female power and
friendship' Sunday Mirror 'Riotous, bold, wild and witty' Sunday
Express
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The Odyssey (Paperback)
Lara Williams
bundle available
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R293
R237
Discovery Miles 2 370
Save R56 (19%)
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Ships in 9 - 15 working days
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From the prize-winning author of Supper Club comes a wickedly funny
and slyly poignant new satire on modern life - for fans of My Year
of Rest and Relaxation, Convenience Store Woman, and J. G.
Ballard's High Rise 'This book is a serious vibe' Cosmopolitan
'Lara Williams is the queen of smart modern satire. I could read
her all day' Emma Jane Unsworth Meet Ingrid. She works on a
gargantuan luxury cruise liner, where she spends her days
reorganizing the merchandise and waiting for long-term guests to
drop dead in the changing rooms. On her days off, she disembarks
from the ship and gets blind drunk on whatever the local alcohol
is. It's not a bad life. And it distracts her from thinking about
the other life she left behind five years ago. Until one day she is
selected for the employee mentorship scheme - an initiative run by
the ship's mysterious captain and self-anointed lifestyle guru,
Keith, who pushes Ingrid further than she thought possible. But
sooner or later, she will have to ask herself: how far is too far?
Utterly original, mischievous and thought-provoking, The Odyssey is
a merciless takedown of consumer capitalism and our anxious,
ill-fated quests for something to believe in. And as its title
suggests, it is a voyage that will eventually lead its unlikely
heroine all the way home. Though she'd do almost anything to avoid
getting there...
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