{"product_id":"open-up-by-thomas-morris-9780571384433","title":"Open Up","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA GRANTA BEST YOUNG BRITISH NOVELIST 2023\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThe new collection from a literary star - five achingly tender, innovative and dazzling stories of (dis)connection.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eFrom a child attending his first football match, buoyed by secret magic, and a wincingly humane portrait of adolescence, to the perplexity of grief and loss through the eyes of a seahorse, Thomas Morris seeks to find grace, hope and benevolence in the churning tumult of self-discovery.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003ePhilosophically acute. Wincingly humane. Strikingly original. This outstanding suite of stories is bursting with a bracing emotional depth. \u003ci\u003eOpen Up\u003c\/i\u003e cracks the heart as it expands the short story form.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003ePraise for \u003ci\u003eWe Don't Know What We're Doing\u003c\/i\u003e:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e'Heart-hurtingly acute, laugh-out-loud funny, and one of the most satisfying collections I've read for years.' - ALI SMITH, \u003ci\u003eGuardian\u003c\/i\u003e 'Books of the Year'\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e'Masterly. . . marvelous grace and wit.' - PHILIP HENSHER\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e'That tonic gift, the sense of truth - the sense of transparency that permits us to see imaginary lives more clearly than we see our own'. The tonic comes in large doses in Thomas Morris's debut short-story collection.' - \u003ci\u003eIrish Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e'Morris's fresh, direct writing style feels brand new.' - \u003ci\u003eMetro\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e'Radiant' - \u003ci\u003eIndependent\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Allen \u0026 Unwin","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46713631342828,"sku":"9780571384433","price":32.99,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/11520443482391.jpg?v=1754331092","url":"https:\/\/bookhero.pro\/products\/open-up-by-thomas-morris-9780571384433","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}