{"product_id":"lobster-and-other-things-im-learning-to-love-9780349726656","title":"Lobster: And Other Things I'm Learning to Love","description":"\u003cp\u003eA brand-new collection from the award-winning poet, the companion piece to the \u003ci\u003eSunday Times \u003c\/i\u003ebestselling \u003ci\u003eSlug\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'\u003c\/b\u003eFunny, so smart and refreshingly honest\u003cb\u003e' SARAH MILLICAN\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e'\u003c\/b\u003eHollie McNish's words always sweep me away\u003cb\u003e' GIOVANNA FLETCHER\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e'Bold, hilarious and tender' \u003cb\u003eSALENA GODDEN\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eThis book is written out of both hate and love for the world\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAs people, we are capable of both love and hate; amazement and disgust; fun and misery. So why do we live in a world that is constantly telling us to hate, both ourselves and others? \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWe are told to be repulsed by our own bodies, bodies that let us laugh and sweat and eat toast; to be ashamed of pleasure; to be embarrassed by fun. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn this collection, Hollie McNish brings her inimitable style to the question of what have been taught to hate, and if we might learn to love again. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e'\u003c\/b\u003eNever have we needed her more\u003cb\u003e' \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eSTYLIST\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e'\u003c\/b\u003eI've loved her work for years\u003cb\u003e' JO BRAND\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e'\u003c\/b\u003eShe writes with honesty, conviction, humour and love'\u003cb\u003e KAE TEMPEST\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHollie McNish is an award-winning poet based between Cambridge and Glasgow. She is the author of the \u003ci\u003eSunday Times \u003c\/i\u003ebestsellers, \u003ci\u003eSlug \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eLobster\u003c\/i\u003e, the Ted Hughes Award-winning \u003ci\u003eNobody Told Me \u003c\/i\u003eand poetry collections \u003ci\u003ePlum\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eCherry Pie \u003c\/i\u003eand\u003ci\u003e Papers\u003c\/i\u003e. She has also adapted Greek tragedy \u003ci\u003eAntigone\u003c\/i\u003e, and co-wrote \u003ci\u003eOffside\u003c\/i\u003e, a play, with fellow poet Sabrina Mahfouz. She loves writing.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Fleet","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51779423109394,"sku":"9780349726656","price":12.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_d205b6a0-2ea3-40ea-adf8-7a6bbf797909.jpg?v=1765370396","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/lobster-and-other-things-im-learning-to-love-9780349726656","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}