{"product_id":"panic-soup-david-mathew-9781940233635","title":"Panic Soup","description":"\u003cp\u003eDavid Mathew creates a world that's familiar but seen through a deviant lens. There are shades of Clive Barker and JG Ballard in these stories - fiction that's all the more unsettling for having its roots in the everyday - but Mathew has his own voice and vision for the twenty-first century.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eJulie Travis, Author of \u003ci\u003eWe Are All Falling Towards the Centre of the Earth\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCharacters' messy lives intersect with danger in this nervy, gritty, warped collection from David Mathew. These tales feature aphrodisiac bombs, illegal tritium deals, giant hedgehogs, dream angels, and the impending anxiety of parenthood. The urban sprawl and rural dystopia reflect the sordid emotional and inner world of the characters who are fighting, sometimes for their lives, sometimes to be understood, or sometimes for just a pint. Panic Soup is best served with shots, in a noisy neighbourhood pub where all the patrons are insane.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eStephen Scott Whitaker, National Book Critics Circle, Managing Editor of The Broadkill Review\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIf you love stories with bite, brutality, wit and wonder, you will love Panic Soup. As the title suggests, there is dread here, warmth, trepidation, a multitude of flavours. Drink deep.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePaul Meloy, Author of \u003ci\u003eAdornments of the Storm\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDavid Mathew has an eye for nudging characters from the every day to the disturbing.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCC Adams, Author of \u003ci\u003eBut Worse Will Come\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e David Mathew\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1940233631\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781940233635\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Montag Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 08\/17\/2019\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 342\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.86lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.00h x 5.25w x 0.76d\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"David Mathew","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":49083015266559,"sku":"9781940233635","price":18.2,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/panic-soup-david-mathew-9781940233635","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}