{"product_id":"in-at-the-deep-end-9780358299592","title":"In at the Deep End","description":"\u003cstrong\u003e* A Finalist for the Bollinger Everyman Wodehouse Prize for Comic Fiction * One of \u003cem\u003eAutostraddle\u003c\/em\u003e's Best Queer Books of 2019 * \u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA deliciously disarming debut novel about a twenty-something Londoner who discovers that she may have been looking for love--and pleasure--in all the wrong places (i.e., from men).\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Julia has had enough. Enough of the sex noises her roommate makes. Enough of her dead-end government job. Enough of the one-night stand who accused her of breaking his penis. The only thing she hasn't had enough of is orgasms; she hasn't had proper sex in three years. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e So when Julia gets invited to a warehouse party in a part of town where trendy people who have lots of sex go on a Friday night, she readily accepts. And that night she meets someone: a figurative artist who also happens to be a woman. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Julia's sexual awakening begins; her new lesbian life is exhilarating. She finds her tribe at queer swing-dancing classes, and guided by her new lover Sam, she soon discovers London's gay bars and BDSM clubs--and the complexities of polyamory. Soon it becomes clear that Sam needs to call the shots, and Julia's newfound liberation comes to bear a suspicious resemblance to entrapment . . . \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cem\u003eIn at the Deep End\u003c\/em\u003e is an unforgettable and audacious odyssey through the pitfalls and seductions we encounter on the treacherous path to love and self.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eKATE DAVIES studied English at Oxford University before becoming a writer and editor of children's books. She's now a full-time novelist and screenwriter. \u003ci\u003eIn at the Deep End\u003c\/i\u003e is her debut novel.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Mariner Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50681848299794,"sku":"9780358299592","price":13.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_61a64dca-8195-4552-9ec8-6b1c309ab4ae.jpg?v=1733959355","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/in-at-the-deep-end-9780358299592","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}