{"title":"Books by Jen Beagin","description":null,"products":[{"product_id":"9781786077356","title":"Vacuum in the Dark","description":"FROM THE AUTHOR OF BIG SWISSFrom the Whiting Award-winning author of Pretend I’m Dead comes a new hilarious, edgy, and brilliant one-of-a kind novel, for fans of Sally Rooney and Joshua Ferris Twenty-six-year-old cleaner Mona has just had a bad break up with a boyfriend named Mr Disgusting (don't ask...) But her plans for a fresh start go awry when she meets a new man, this one called Dark. He's probably not ideal boyfriend material: a little bit arrogant and a little bit conceited. Oh, and a little bit married. Wacky, outspoken and one-of-a-kind, Mona is on a mission to escape her past. But she's about to discover that it's easier said than done... Hilarious and shocking, exuberant and compassionate, Vacuum in the Dark is the perfect antidote to the times we live in.","brand":"Gardners","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43205123440818,"sku":"9781786077356","price":9.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0612\/7193\/3106\/files\/9781786077356.jpg?v=1786025814"},{"product_id":"9781786074942","title":"Pretend I'm Dead","description":"'It's Mona's ballsy, kickass voice that makes this novel tick. Unreliable, sharply observant and funny, she recounts her journey of self-discovery in a way that is immediate and intriguing.' Daily MailMary Karr meets Miranda July in this hilarious debut about a young woman’s quest for self-acceptance and belongingMona is twenty-three, emotionally adrift and cleaning houses to get by.   While handing out clean needles to drug addicts, she falls for a man she calls Mr Disgusting, who proceeds to break her heart in unimaginable ways. In search of healing, she decamps to New Mexico for a fresh start, but always lurking just beneath the surface are the ghosts of her past, and the crushing legacy of a chaotic, destructive childhood. It seems running further away from her problems could just leave more inventive ways for them to find her.","brand":"Gardners","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43205123866802,"sku":"9781786074942","price":9.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0612\/7193\/3106\/files\/9781786074942_2e54bd78-f9e8-406b-9a59-289f628ff790.jpg?v=1786025737"},{"product_id":"9780571378579","title":"Big Swiss","description":"\u003cp\u003e** SOON TO BE A MAJOR HBO SERIES STARRING JODIE COMER **\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA \u003ci\u003eYOU MAGAZINE\u003c\/i\u003e BOOK OF THE YEAR\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'A startlingly funny sex comedy with dark undertones that’s high on quirk and scabrous wit.' \u003ci\u003eSunday Times,\u003c\/i\u003e 'Books of the Year'\u003cbr\u003e‘By turns funny, eccentric and raunchy.’ \u003ci\u003eGrazia\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Made me laugh and think too much (the right amount?) about sex and death and honesty.' MONICA HEISEY  \u003cbr\u003e‘Offbeat, unhinged and brilliant.’ \u003ci\u003eStylist\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e'\u003c\/i\u003eUtterly addictive. . . I laughed so hard it ached.’ GILLIAN ANDERSON\u003cbr\u003e'Juicy, salacious and compelling. Trauma shouldn't be this fun.' SARA PASCOE\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eGreta liked knowing people's secrets. That wasn't a problem. Until she met Big Swiss.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBig Swiss. That’s Greta’s nickname for her – she is tall, and she is from Switzerland. Well that’s how Greta imagines her; they haven’t actually met in person. Nor has Greta actually ever been to Switzerland.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWhat Greta doesn’t know is that she’s about to bump into Big Swiss in the local dog park. A new – and not entirely honest – relationship is going to be born.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA relationship that will transform both of their lives . . .\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eReaders are obsessed with \u003ci\u003eBig Swiss\u003c\/i\u003e:\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Thing thing is a riot.' \u003cbr\u003e'Slightly deranged, endlessly entertaining, and weirdly touching.' \u003cbr\u003e'Kooky, funny, and very gripping.' \u003cbr\u003e'Beagin really understands the human condition.' \u003cbr\u003e'From the dark, dry comedy to the conversations surrounding sexuality, trauma and the complexities of our relationships to one another, this book had it ALL.' \u003cbr\u003e'I absolutely adored this!' \u003cbr\u003e'Bonkers but brilliant. I was hooked from the get go.'\u003cbr\u003e'Darkly funny, wildly eccentric and impossibly great.' \u003cbr\u003e'I loved this book all the way through, couldn’t put it down.' \u003cbr\u003e'I devoured this book.' \u003cbr\u003e'Wonderful, witty, thought-provoking.' \u003cbr\u003e'Got me out of a reading slump and heartbroken it’s over.'\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Gardners","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43254307356850,"sku":"9780571378579","price":9.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0612\/7193\/3106\/files\/9780571378579.jpg?v=1786015257"}],"url":"https:\/\/backstory.london\/collections\/author-jen-beagin.oembed","provider":"Backstory","version":"1.0","type":"link"}