{"product_id":"small-comfort","title":"Small Comfort","description":"\u003cp\u003e'A delightful and exquisitely executed literary mini-study that brings to mind Joan Didion' - \u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eExpressen\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003e\u003cbr\u003e You know, love is love, he says. But what about the revolution?\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003eIntricately built and wickedly humorous, this is a novel in five parts, all about one thing: money.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e From an interview with a child star turned thief to the mysterious death of an employee at a drug manufacturer - or the couple feigning married bliss to keep their inheritance, \u003ci\u003eSmall Comfort\u003c\/i\u003e carefully unravels the value we place on both money and people.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e What does it really mean to be in debt to someone? How does our financial worth permeate the ways we think and feel? And what do we lose when we supposedly win? \u003ci\u003eSmall Comfort\u003c\/i\u003e skewers its characters, slyly implicating the reader along the way.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e A brilliantly original and thought-provoking novel from the author and translator of \u003ci\u003eThe Details\u003c\/i\u003e, shortlisted for the 2024 International Booker Prize.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003eMore praise for \u003ci\u003eSmall Comfort\u003c\/i\u003e:\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003eI haven't read anything better this year'\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003eSydsvenskan\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Her humour and delight in language make the stories crackle with life'\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003eSvenska Dagbladet\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Genberg captures, with intelligence and insight, the afflictions of our time'\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003eGöteborgs-Posten\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Praise for \u003ci\u003eThe Details\u003c\/i\u003e:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e 'Miraculous'\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003eHernan Diaz\u003c\/b\u003e, author of \u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrust\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e 'I wish I could write like this'\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003eFredrik Backman\u003c\/b\u003e, author of \u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eA Man Called Ove\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e'So good that I kept underlining passages so I could reread them later'\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003eMark Haddon\u003c\/b\u003e, author of \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e 'Mesmerizing and hot to the touch'\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003eCatherine Lacey, \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Unity Books","offers":[{"title":"Small Comfort","offer_id":45799287226565,"sku":null,"price":30.0,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0625\/6679\/3413\/files\/978-1-0354-3394-0.jpg?v=1770844210","url":"https:\/\/unitybooks.myshopify.com\/products\/small-comfort","provider":"Unity Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}