{"product_id":"moderate-to-poor-occasionally-good","title":"Moderate to Poor, Occasionally Good","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003eThe stunning new collection of stories from the Granta Best Young British novelist and award-winning author of \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/rarebirdsbooks.pro\/products\/the-liars-dictionary\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Liar’s Dictionary\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e and \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/rarebirdsbooks.pro\/products\/attrib-and-other-stories-1?_pos=1\u0026amp;_sid=f07467479\u0026amp;_ss=r\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eAttrib. and Other Stories\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eEley Williams returns with a thrilling collection of short stories exploring the nature of relationships both intimate and transient – from the easy gamesmanship of contagious yawns to the horror of a smile fixed for just a second too long. \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eA courtroom sketch artist delights in committing portraits of their lover to paper but their need to capture likenesses forever is revealed to have darker, more complex intentions. A child’s schoolyard crush on a saint marks a confrontation with the reality of a teenage body in flux.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eElsewhere, an editor of canned laughter loses their confidence and seeks divine intervention, and an essayist annotates their thoughts on Keats by way of internet-gleaned sex tips. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cem\u003eModerate to Poor, Occasionally Good\u003c\/em\u003e hums with fossicking language and ingenious experiments in form and considers notions of playfulness, authenticity and care as it holds relationships to account: their sweet misunderstandings, soured reflections, queer wish fulfilments and shared, held breaths. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c!----\u003e","brand":"Eley Williams","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45403894022401,"sku":"9780008618964","price":9.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0573\/8600\/8738\/files\/SIMPLEWEBSITEPRODUCTIMAGE-2024-07-17T105759.757.png?v=1721210292","url":"https:\/\/rarebirdsbooks.pro\/products\/moderate-to-poor-occasionally-good","provider":"Rare Birds Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}