{"product_id":"things-to-make-and-break","title":"Things to Make and Break","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cblockquote\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003eThings to Make and Break is a collection of short stories that explore themes of love, loss, identity, and cultural divides. The language is hypnotic, deadpan, intense, and the sentences are jewel-hard and sublime. The stories are stylish, exuberant, and often hallucinatory. \u003c\/blockquote\u003e\u003cp\u003e\n                                                            \u003cstrong\u003eFormat\u003c\/strong\u003e: Paperback \/ softback\u003cbr\u003e\n                              \u003cstrong\u003eLength\u003c\/strong\u003e: 224 pages\u003cbr\u003e\n                              \u003cstrong\u003ePublication date\u003c\/strong\u003e: 28 June 2018\u003cbr\u003e\n                              \u003cstrong\u003ePublisher\u003c\/strong\u003e: Hodder \u0026amp; Stoughton\u003cbr\u003e\n                          \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eSHORTLISTED FOR THE \u003ci\u003eGUARDIAN \u003c\/i\u003eFIRST BOOK AWARD\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA motorcycle courier finds a cache of nude photos in her boyfriend's desk. The daughter of East German emigrants encounters her doppelgänger, who has crossed another cultural divide. Twin brothers fall for the same girl. When a stripper receives an enigmatic proposal from a client, she accepts, ignorant of its terms.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eShadows, doubles, and the ghosts of past and future lovers haunt these elegantly structured and often hallucinatory stories. The language is hypnotic, deadpan, intense; the sentences jewel-hard and sublime. \u003ci\u003eThings to Make and Break\u003c\/i\u003e is the work of a stylish, exuberant new voice in modern fiction.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Quite dazzling' \u003ci\u003eTLS\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\n                            \u003cstrong\u003eWeight\u003c\/strong\u003e: 186g\n                            \u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDimension\u003c\/strong\u003e: 199 x 129 x 18 (mm)\n                            \u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eISBN-13\u003c\/strong\u003e: 9781473683624\n                            \n                          \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"May-Lan Tan","offers":[{"title":"Paperback \/ softback","offer_id":44097827340538,"sku":"9781473683624","price":6.41,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0522\/4297\/2845\/products\/463b753c4e22f79a284cdb13e6562532.jpg?v=1631159010","url":"https:\/\/shulphink.com\/products\/things-to-make-and-break","provider":"Shulph Ink","version":"1.0","type":"link"}