{"product_id":"green-dot-by-madeleine-gray-9781761473371","title":"Green Dot","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eWINNER OF THE 2024 MATT RICHELL AWARD FOR NEW WRITER OF THE YEAR\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eWINNER OF THE 2025 RUSSELL PRIZE FOR HUMOUR WRITING\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e'I wolfed \u003ci\u003eGreen Dot\u003c\/i\u003e down over two nights. An incredibly funny book about a woman having an affair that's a really bad idea. Every sentence sparkles.' - \u003cb\u003eCaitlin Moran, author of \u003ci\u003eHow to Be a Woman\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e'Brilliant. Riveting. Sharp. Funny. Dark. I want to give \u003ci\u003eGreen Dot\u003c\/i\u003e all the adjectives but will content myself with saying it is one of the best books you will read all year.' - \u003cb\u003eElizabeth Day, host of the \u003ci\u003eHow to Fail\u003c\/i\u003e podcast\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e'I felt so much joy reading this utterly assured writing. \u003ci\u003eGreen Dot\u003c\/i\u003e is written with such poise, such confidence, I could not look away. I was mesmerised by its sheer brilliance.' - \u003cb\u003eJessie Tu, author of \u003ci\u003eA Lonely Girl is a Dangerous Thing\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eHera is in her mid-twenties, which seems young to everyone except people in their mid-twenties.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eSince leaving school, she has been trying to kick and scream into existence a life she cares about, but with little success so far.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eUntil she meets Arthur.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eHe works with her, he is older than her, he is also married. But in her soulless office—the large cold room she feels destined to spend her life in—he is a source of much-needed sustenance.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eAnd though Hera has previously dated women, she soon falls headlong into a workplace romance that will quickly consume her life.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eLaugh-out-loud funny, deeply moving and whip smart, \u003ci\u003eGreen Dot\u003c\/i\u003e is a story about the terrible allure of wanting something that promises nothing and the winding, torturous, often hilarious journey we take in deciding who we are and who we want to be.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e'I am obsessed with this book. I am obsessed with Hera, with her dad, her friends, her dog. I am obsessed with how funny she is, and how hopeful and dark and tender and bleak the world is through her eyes. \u003ci\u003eGreen Dot\u003c\/i\u003e is a book about love, and how stupid and funny and absolutely beautiful life can be. I would read it forever if I could.' - \u003cb\u003eLaura McPhee-Browne, author of \u003ci\u003eCherry Beach\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e'Laugh-out-loud funny and beautifully, brutally relatable—\u003ci\u003eGreen Dot\u003c\/i\u003e is a book that will stay with me for a very long time.' - \u003cb\u003eEwa Ramsey, author of \u003ci\u003eThe Morbids\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e'Incredibly funny and a bit too real. This debut novel captures the zeitgeist.' - \u003cb\u003eBrigid Delaney, author of \u003ci\u003eReasons Not to Worry\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eWellmania\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Allen \u0026 Unwin","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46953486516460,"sku":"9781761473371","price":24.99,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/4ffcb2c60cee553dd0eda1d0a958851b.jpg?v=1762372262","url":"https:\/\/bookhero.pro\/products\/green-dot-by-madeleine-gray-9781761473371","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}