{"product_id":"kissing-lying-down-kate-tough-9781838421908","title":"Kissing Lying Down","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eNavigating the online and offline worlds of pairing up, this spiky collection of short stories delves deep, with dark humour, into what it takes to strap on a smile through thirty-something failure and make human connections in the modern age.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eGordon knows what Gabby wants but he hates to do what he's told; Chrissy stalks the internet to find what her fiancé wouldn't give her; three friends reunite during a heatwave and their evening gets better and better, until it doesn't...\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhile one woman wonders if passing strangers have a better sex-face than her boyfriend, another's birthday meal goes sour at the offer of no-strings dessert. In these relationship tales, many are burned by their pasts while scanning their horizons.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Outstanding. \u003cstrong\u003eGreat humour, wonderful observations and delivers a powerful kick.\u003c\/strong\u003e\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHelen Sedgwick\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"\u003cstrong\u003eElevates the stuff of everyday life. \u003c\/strong\u003eTough is a unique writer.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eLaura Waddell\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"\u003cstrong\u003eA balmy golden evening turns into something much darker\u003c\/strong\u003e ... Great details, for good and ill.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMary Paulson-Ellis\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Kate Tough\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1838421904\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781838421908\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Picon Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 02\/18\/2021\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 160\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.36lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.81h x 5.06w x 0.37d","brand":"Kate Tough","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48800578994431,"sku":"9781838421908","price":11.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/kissing-lying-down-kate-tough-9781838421908","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}