{"product_id":"toad-9781250872296","title":"Toad","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cblockquote\u003eSally Gunnar is a reclusive woman who lives alone, brooding over her past regrets and her struggle to feel at home in her own body. Toad, Katherine Dunns novel about her time as a student at Reed College in the late 1960s, is a powerful addition to the canon of feminist fiction, filled with mordant observations about the darkest aspects of human nature. \u003c\/blockquote\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFormat\u003c\/strong\u003e: Paperback \/ softback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eLength\u003c\/strong\u003e: 352 pages\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePublication date\u003c\/strong\u003e: 29 November 2023\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePublisher\u003c\/strong\u003e: St Martin's Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSally Gunnar has retreated from the world, spending her days alone at home, immersed in drugstore mysteries, meticulously polishing doorknobs, and waxing floors. Her sole companions are a vase of goldfish, a garden toad, and the monthly door-to-door salesman who supplies her with cleaning supplies. Overwhelmed by her deepest regrets, she dwells on her troubled romances with self-important men, her lifelong struggle to feel at home in her own body, and her rebellious early twenties, when she felt like a fish out of water among a group of eccentric, privileged young people at a liberal arts college. Among them were Sam, an unabashed collector of other people's stories; Carlotta, a troubled free spirit; and Rennel, a self-obsessed philosophy student. With a self-deprecating and sardonic tone, Sally recounts their misadventures, leading up to the tragic event that tore them apart.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eToad, written by Katherine Dunn, is a vibrant and captivating ode to her time as a student at Reed College in the late 1960s. It is filled with the same biting observations about the darkest aspects of human nature that made Geek Love a cult classic and Dunn a misfit hero. Daring and unconventional, Toad showcases Dunn's exceptional talent for black humor and her ecstatic celebration of the grotesque. Over fifty years after its publication, Toad remains a timely story that delves into the ravages of womanhood and makes a significant contribution to the canon of feminist fiction.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWeight\u003c\/strong\u003e: 312g\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDimension\u003c\/strong\u003e: 139 x 212 x 27 (mm)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eISBN-13\u003c\/strong\u003e: 9781250872296\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Katherine Dunn","offers":[{"title":"Paperback \/ softback","offer_id":44873475981562,"sku":"9781250872296","price":10.7,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0522\/4297\/2845\/products\/1702057491788_book.jpg?v=1702281012","url":"https:\/\/shulphink.com\/products\/toad-9781250872296","provider":"Shulph Ink","version":"1.0","type":"link"}