{"product_id":"ghost-chilli-full-of-human-comedy-lucie-elven-9780349727493","title":"Ghost Chilli: Full of Human Comedy' (Lucie Elven)","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eWINNER OF A COSMOPOLITAN BOOK AWARD FOR MOST RELATABLE READ 2024\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e '\u003cb\u003eA rich coming-of-age story full of punchy and astute observations about everyday relationships\u003c\/b\u003e' \u003ci\u003eCOSMPOLITAN\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e '\u003cb\u003eBy turns witty, compassionate, and toe-curling. An incredibly astute and propulsive writing of modern relationships, familial, platonic and romantic\u003c\/b\u003e' SUSANNAH DICKEY \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e '\u003cb\u003eGhost Chilli is enjoyably bittersweet, a black comedy that conjures the turbulent twenties in all their isolation and shame\u003c\/b\u003e' \u003ci\u003eTELEGRAPH\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e'\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eA kaleidoscopically detailed novel of twenty-first century life, full of human comedy, which finds richness in the quotidian, ephemeral, and overlooked'\u003c\/b\u003e LUCIE ELVEN \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e '\u003cb\u003eExquisite, forensic and tender \u003c\/b\u003e. . . \u003cb\u003eThis book gently brûléed my heart\u003c\/b\u003e' DOREEN CUNNINGHAM \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Muskan has a great life: a creative job in the big city, supportive friends, and no trouble finding first dates. So what if her colleagues don't know she exists, or her friends won't stop lecturing her about the three-year 'situationship' she's in? It's not like she's starving. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e But something is wrong, and while the people around her seem to have all the right words, nobody can articulate what they want from each other. As obstacles mount and the easy-going persona Muskan has built starts to crumble, she is forced to face a question that's been quietly burning at the back of her mind: Why did her family move to America so abruptly? \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eWarm, funny, and sharply observed, \u003ci\u003eGhost Chilli\u003c\/i\u003e is a story about trying to find honest relationships in an isolating world, and the weight we unwittingly carry.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eNikkitha Bakshani is an American writer based in London. Before getting an MA in Creative \u0026amp; Life Writing from Goldsmiths, she was an editor at New York-based publication \u003ci\u003eFood52\u003c\/i\u003e. She has also worked at the\u003ci\u003e Paris Review\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eDepartures\u003c\/i\u003e, the \u003ci\u003eVillage Voice\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eThe Week\u003c\/i\u003e. She's been a Contributing Editor to \u003ci\u003eThe Morning News\u003c\/i\u003e since 2013. Her writing has appeared online at all the aforementioned publications as well as \u003ci\u003eEater\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Baffler\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eVice\u003c\/i\u003e, and more.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Fleet","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51635477446930,"sku":"9780349727493","price":11.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_ace57608-674e-49fd-9f61-adade66d0012.jpg?v=1759238366","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/ghost-chilli-full-of-human-comedy-lucie-elven-9780349727493","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}