{"product_id":"what-a-time-to-be-alive-9781639369812","title":"What a Time to Be Alive","description":"\u003cb\u003eA fresh, sensual coming of age story by a dazzlingly talented young novelist, for fans of Sally Rooney and Mieko Kawakami.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eSome people move to the big city hoping to find themselves, but young Sickan Hermansson isn't leaving it up to chance. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Twenty-one, friendless, without money but not without hope, Sickan's arrival at Stockholm University represents a new start. Her lonely childhood in a small southern town has left her utterly unprepared for intimacy: for friends, for sex, for love even. But Sickan is determined to build a new version of herself from the ground up, to make up for lost time. To simply be normal. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Just as Sickan seems to be finding her first ever friends, in whose company she finally feels safe, she meets Abbe: beautiful, charming--and by some miracle he wants her too. Unlike Sickan, Abbe seems completely at ease in his own skin. A solid foundation then, on which to build a relationship? Maybe? \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003ci\u003eWhat A Time To Be Alive\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003eis a story of class, love, loneliness, and the trials of young womanhood. But above all, it's a story of firsts: the first party you're actually invited to, the first moment you fall in love, the first time you betray a friend. The first time you ask yourself, how much of myself am I willing to sacrifice, to finally fit in?\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eJenny Mustard is a Swedish novelist who lives in London. She has over 600,000 social media followers, and more than 50 million views on YouTube. Jenny and her work have featured in the Observer (London), the Independent, and Vogue. Her debut novel, \u003ci\u003eOkay Days\u003c\/i\u003e, was published in 2023, but \u003ci\u003eWhat a Time to Be Alive \u003c\/i\u003eis her first book to be published in America.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Pegasus Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51635501891858,"sku":"9781639369812","price":20.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_04c8e892-62d2-40e5-b26d-1d2a12226762.jpg?v=1759239594","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/what-a-time-to-be-alive-9781639369812","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}