{"product_id":"fish-tales-by-nettie-jones-9780349019796","title":"Fish Tales","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eA LITHUB BOOK OF THE YEAR 2025\u003c\/b\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eAcquired by Toni Morrison, championed by Gayl Jones, and almost forgotten for forty years, \u003ci\u003eFish Tales\u003c\/i\u003e is a fierce, fearless modern classic for our own fragmented times.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Candid, fast and alive' \u003c\/b\u003e– RAVEN LEILANI\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Fast, fearless, so full of life it practically vibrates in your hands' \u003c\/b\u003e– JUSTIN TORRES\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Wondrous and outrageous, real and incandescent and alive' \u003c\/b\u003e– BRYAN WASHINGTON\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e'\u003ci\u003eFish Tales\u003c\/i\u003e will certainly dazzle you, and it might even scandalize you, but it never tells a lie' \u003c\/b\u003e– ANGELA FLOURNOY\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e'A novel of desire, pleasure, drugs and sex . . . We'll all be better for it having been rediscovered' \u003c\/b\u003e– \u003ci\u003eLITERARY HUB\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eI prefer to stay plugged in, Jodi. Plugged in makes me feel alive.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eLewis Jones is a party girl on the edge. Bankrolled by her husband Woody and accompanied by her fellow hedonist Kitty Kat, a hustler who knows all the best spots, Lewis bounces between the demimonde of 70s New York and affluent Black Detroit in a fractured haze of lovers, cocaine parties and champagne baths. But her wild pursuit of freedom is upended when she meets the handsome, erudite, cruel Brook - the only man who won't allow her to take control.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA kaleidoscopic swirl of sex and exploitation, selfhood and self-destruction, this lost classic is an unnervingly contemporary depiction of the collision between identity, freedom and female desire - perfect for fans of \u003ci\u003eIn the Cut, Oreo, Luster\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eI'm a Fan\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Hachette Aotearoa New Zealand","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47932160508140,"sku":"9780349019796","price":27.99,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/9780349019796-fish-tales.jpg?v=1783855591","url":"https:\/\/bookhero.pro\/products\/fish-tales-by-nettie-jones-9780349019796","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}