{"product_id":"body-lies-a-propulsive-metoo-thriller-guardian","title":"Body Lies: 'A propulsive #Metoo thriller' GUARDIAN","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cblockquote\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003eIn \"The Body Lies,\" a young writer accepts a job at a university in the countryside, but when one of her students starts sending in chapters from his novel that blur the lines between fiction and reality, she recognizes herself as the main character in his book and he has written her a horrific fate. The book is a breathless battle-of-wits and a disarming exploration of sexual politics. \u003c\/blockquote\u003e\u003cp\u003e                                                            \u003cstrong\u003eFormat\u003c\/strong\u003e: Hardback\u003cbr\u003e                              \u003cstrong\u003eLength\u003c\/strong\u003e: 288 pages\u003cbr\u003e                              \u003cstrong\u003ePublication date\u003c\/strong\u003e: 13 June 2019\u003cbr\u003e                              \u003cstrong\u003ePublisher\u003c\/strong\u003e: Transworld Publishers Ltd\u003cbr\u003e                          \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA compelling #MeToo thriller, this book is fiendishly readable.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe Guardian praised it as a gripping and fast-paced read, while Good Housekeeping described it as powerful and moving.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eErin Kelly, the author of \"He Said\/She Said,\" hailed it as a powerful and moving novel.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhen a young writer accepts a job at a university in the remote countryside, it's meant to be a fresh start, away from the big city and the scene of a violent assault she's desperate to forget.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBut when one of her students starts sending in chapters from his novel that blur the lines between fiction and reality, the professor recognizes herself as the main character in his book - and he has written her a horrific fate.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWill she be able to stop life imitating art before it's too late?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAt once a breathless battle-of-wits and a disarming exploration of sexual politics, \"The Body Lies\" is an essential book for our times.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOutstanding reviews have come from Clare Mackintosh, Sarah Vaughan, Maria Semple, the Financial Times, and the Times Literary Supplement (TLS).\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMackintosh praised it as a literary exploration of consent, entitlement, and how narratives can be bent, misappropriated, and wrested back.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eVaughan described it as a propulsive #MeToo thriller, while Semple praised it as a page-turning thriller and an examination of how women's bodies are treated, in life and in fiction.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe Financial Times praised the heroine as one of the most believable characters they've seen on the page in a long time, with nuanced, non-linear, and lifelike qualities.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTLS also praised the author's gift for intimate and atmospheric storytelling.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e                            \u003cstrong\u003eWeight\u003c\/strong\u003e: 398g                            \u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDimension\u003c\/strong\u003e: 129 x 198 x 27 (mm)                            \u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eISBN-13\u003c\/strong\u003e: 9780857526434                                                      \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Jo Baker","offers":[{"title":"Hardback","offer_id":43715186098426,"sku":"9780857526434","price":11.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0522\/4297\/2845\/products\/984185eb6d06424dfffef4e21f776b10.jpg?v=1628304987","url":"https:\/\/shulphink.com\/products\/body-lies-a-propulsive-metoo-thriller-guardian","provider":"Shulph Ink","version":"1.0","type":"link"}