{"product_id":"none-of-this-is-serious-9781838855536","title":"None of This Is Serious","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Extraordinary' Naoise Dolan\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Seriously good' Louise Nealon\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003ePICKED AS 'ONE TO WATCH' FOR 2022 BY \u003ci\u003eIRISH TIMES\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eSTYLIST \u003c\/i\u003eAND\u003ci\u003e IRISH INDEPENDENT\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eDublin student life is ending for Sophie and her friends. They've got everything figured out, and Sophie feels left behind as they all start to go their separate ways. She's overshadowed by her best friend Grace. She's been in love with Finn for as long as she's known him. And she's about to meet Rory, who's suddenly available to her online. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAt a party, what was already unstable completely falls apart and Sophie finds herself obsessively scrolling social media, waiting for something (anything) to happen. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eNone of This Is Serious \u003c\/i\u003eis about the uncertainty and absurdity of being alive today. It's about balancing the real world with the online, and the vulnerabilities in yourself, your relationships, your body. At its heart, this is a novel about the friendships strong enough to withstand anything.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eCatherine Prasifka\u003c\/b\u003e was born in Dublin in 1996. She studied English Literature at Trinity College Dublin and has an MLitt in Fantasy from the University of Glasgow. She has competed in both the European Debating Championships and the World Championships. She is obsessed with learning about how stories work and has ruined nearly all of her favourite books and movies by overanalysing them. She works as a creative writing teacher in Dublin. \u003ci\u003eNone of This Is Serious \u003c\/i\u003eis her first novel.\u003cbr\u003e@prasifcat\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Canongate Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50645927067922,"sku":"9781838855536","price":12.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_5ae5b143-30b8-4bc4-bf41-509d3a2f90bd.jpg?v=1733164574","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/none-of-this-is-serious-9781838855536","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}