{"product_id":"the-corset-the-jellyfish-nick-bantock-9781616964078","title":"The Corset \u0026 the Jellyfish: A Conundrum of Drabbles","description":"\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e[STARRED REVIEW] \"Readers will find themselves delighted, intrigued, and often moved by the love, pain, and wonder of these finely written drabbles...thoroughly extraordinary.\"\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e--\u003cb\u003eKirkus\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe internationally bestselling author of \u003c\/i\u003eGriffin \u0026amp; Sabine\u003ci\u003e returns with his newest literary mystery--a charming assemblage of his own illustrated stories. Each of the invitingly strange tales is paired with its own glyphic creature (perhaps created by Sabine herself).\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eLittle is known of the fascinating manuscript that Nick Bantock has come to possess. It was discovered in an attic in North London, stuffed into a battered cardboard box, and unceremoniously delivered directly to Nick's doorstep. Inside the package lay one hundred evocatively absurd stories, one hundred humorous drawings of strangely familiar, quirkish glyphs, plus a cryptically poetic note signed only as \"HH.\" (Possibly the well-known, eccentric billionaire, Hamilton Hasp?) \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn these stories-each consisting of precisely 100 words-strange creatures slip through alleyways, and eerie streets swallow people whole. Taken altogether, they may constitute a puzzle that no one has been able to solve thus far. Could there even be one missing story? \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFor those perceptive readers with a curious mind, the celebrated author of \u003ci\u003eGriffin \u0026amp; Sabine\u003c\/i\u003e cordially invites you to find your own path through his beguiling conundrum of drabbles--or even to contribute one of your very own.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Nick Bantock\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1616964073\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781616964078\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Tachyon Publications\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 11\/07\/2023\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 216\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.75lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.10h x 5.20w x 1.00d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 09\/18\/2023\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e 10\/01\/2023","brand":"Nick Bantock","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":44128965296383,"sku":"9781616964078","price":21.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_bdf85c45-f769-4e03-aded-3f0222d1c3da.jpg?v=1687461365","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-corset-the-jellyfish-nick-bantock-9781616964078","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}