{"product_id":"veronica-by-mary-gaitskill-9781781255926","title":"Veronica","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn this seductive and shattering novel, Alison and Veronica meet amid the nocturnal glamour of 1980s New York: one is a former modelling sensation, stumbling away from the wreck of her career, the other an eccentric middle-aged proofreader with a meticulous eye.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eOver the next twenty years, their friendship will encompass narcissism and tenderness, exploitation and self-sacrifice, love and mortality. Moving seamlessly between the glamorous and gritty '80s, when beauty and style gave licence to excess, and the broken world of the decade's survivors twenty years later, Gaitskill casts a fierce yet compassionate eye on the two eras and their fixations.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eVeronica\u003c\/i\u003e masterfully evokes the fragility and mystery of human relationships in a world where love is rife with contradictions. Evocative, raw and entirely unique, \u003ci\u003eVeronica\u003c\/i\u003e was shortlisted for the prestigious 2005 National Book Award in the USA.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Allen \u0026 Unwin","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46534291259628,"sku":"9781781255926","price":27.99,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/5259883482822.jpg?v=1749422693","url":"https:\/\/bookhero.pro\/products\/veronica-by-mary-gaitskill-9781781255926","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}