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Effortlessly capturing our uncertain zeitgeist\" \u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eEvening Standard\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eA deliciously gritty and strikingly bold debut novel about discovering love where it has always been.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eElsie is a sexy, funny, and fiercely independent woman in South London. But, at just 28, she is also tired. Though she spends her days writing tender poetry in her journal, her nights are spent working long hours for minimum wage at a neighbourhood gay bar. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe difficulty of being estranged from her family, struggle of being continually rejected from jobs, and fear of never making money doing what she loves, is too great. But Elsie is determined to keep the faith, for a little longer at least. Things will surely turn around. They have to.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAs she tries to breathe through the panic attacks, sleeping with her hot and spirited co-worker Bea isn't exactly straightforward and offers Elsie just another place to hide. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAs Elsie tries to reconnect with her best friend Juliet, her fragile world spirals out of control. 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A panther runs through the forests of England and pixies prey upon violent men.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFrom the islands of Scotland to the coast of Cornwall, the mountains of Galway to the depths of the Fens, these forgotten folktales howl, cackle and sing their way into the 21st century, wildly reimagined by some of the most exciting women writing in Britain and Ireland today. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'A thoroughly original package that has a hint of Angela Carter' \u003ci\u003eThe Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Sharp writing and cleverly done'\u003ci\u003e Spectator\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Gardners","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43201700200626,"sku":"9780349013596","price":20.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0612\/7193\/3106\/files\/9780349013596_7fc6650f-5cfe-415c-9f08-5e047bf4d983.jpg?v=1786013385"},{"product_id":"9780349020792","title":"Hag","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Engaging, modern fables with a feminist tang' \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eSunday Times\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eDARK, POTENT AND UNCANNY, \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eHAG\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003e BURSTS WITH THE UNTOLD STORIES OF OUR ISLES\u003c\/b\u003e,\u003cb\u003e CAPTURED IN VOICES AS VARIED AS THEY ARE VIVID.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHere are sisters fighting for the love of the same woman, a pregnant archaeologist unearthing impossible bones and lost children following you home. 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