{"product_id":"i-want-everything-1","title":"I Want Everything","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eWinner of the MUD Literary Prize 2026\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003eWinner of the Readings New Australian Fiction Prize 2025\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003eShortlisted for the ABIA Literary Fiction Book of the Year 2026\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003eLonglisted for the Miles Franklin Literary Award 2026\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003eIt starts with a lie. One small lie to get everything he wants. But one lie leads to another, and another. Caught in his own web of deception, how can he recognise the truth? And what is it going to cost him?\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e The legendary career of reclusive cult author Brenda Shales remains one of Australia's last unsolved literary mysteries. Her books took the world by storm before she disappeared from the public eye after a mysterious plagiarism case. But when an ambitious young writer stumbles across Brenda at a Melbourne pool, he realises the scoop of a lifetime is floating in front of him: the truth behind why she vanished without a trace. The\u003cbr\u003e only problem? He must pretend to be someone he's not to trick the story out of her.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e One innocent lie leads to a slew that are definitively not, as Brenda reveals the strange and troubling truth of where her books came from. Yet the more the author unravels about Brenda's past, the more he begins to question whether Brenda is a reliable narrator. Is she spilling secrets or spinning tales? Is she, like him, little more than a talented thief? To write the book that will make his name, he must balance his ethics and ambition and decide what he's willing to sacrifice to become the next great Australian writer.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e This astonishing debut, full of delicious twists and wicked insights, is a dazzling novel of desire and deception, authorship and authenticity, and the costs of creative ambition.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e 'A dazzling debut ... \u003ci\u003eI Want Everything\u003c\/i\u003e is a playful, delicious tale of deception that speaks to the human cost of fulfilling naked ambition.' \u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe Guardian\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e 'The hype around \u003ci\u003eI Want Everything\u003c\/i\u003e is richly deserved. This is not just a hot debut novel, but a modern Australian classic ...' \u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe Australian\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e  \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Unity Books","offers":[{"title":"I Want Everything","offer_id":46479413084357,"sku":null,"price":30.0,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0625\/6679\/3413\/files\/978-1-76182-965-9.jpg?v=1782961892","url":"https:\/\/unitybooks.myshopify.com\/products\/i-want-everything-1","provider":"Unity Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}