{"product_id":"blob-maggie-su-9781399731959","title":"BLOB","description":"\u003cp\u003eLONGLISTED FOR THE PEN\/HEMINGWAY AWARD FOR BEST DEBUT NOVEL\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e'Witty and wild'\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eHarper's Bazaar\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e'A strange but uniquely beautiful concept of a love story that delves into care, compassion and what it is to be human'\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eStylist\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e'This is a sharp, funny and poignant look at what it means to connect with another being, and yourself'\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eWeike Wang, New York Times\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eRecently dumped and stuck in a dead-end job, Vi's life is a lonely mess. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThat is, until she stumbles across a mysterious sentient blob outside a drag club. She takes it home, feeding it a diet of cereal and reality TV. Soon Vi realises she can shape her gelatinous companion into the perfect man: attentive, outgoing, and with more than a passing resemblance to Ryan Gosling. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eBut is Bob the blob really the answer to all her problems, or just a catalyst for further disaster? \u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e'Maggie Su's debut novel is nothing if not surprising'\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThe Times *Book of the Month*\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e'A modern-day Mrs. Caliban, BLOB is a book that looks at identity and desire in profoundly interesting ways'\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eKevin Wilson, author of Nothing to See Here\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e'Utterly original, charming and funny, weirdly real and really weird. I can't stop thinking about this book and I'm telling everyone I know to read it'\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eKate Davies, author of In at the Deep End\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Maggie Su","offers":[{"title":"New","offer_id":49231209234675,"sku":"9781399731959","price":22.99,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0634\/4284\/5939\/files\/9781399731959.jpg?v=1781034874","url":"https:\/\/www.harryhartog.com.au\/products\/blob-maggie-su-9781399731959","provider":"Harry Hartog Bookseller","version":"1.0","type":"link"}