{"product_id":"9781398533417","title":"The Good Time - Signed First Edition","description":"\u003cp\u003eby Stevens, Nell | Modern \u0026amp; contemporary fiction (post c 1945) \u003cbr\u003ePublished 13\/08\/2026 by Simon \u0026amp; Schuster Ltd (Scribner UK) in the United Kingdom \u003cbr\u003eHardback | 288 pages\u003cbr\u003e216 x 135mm | 0g\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSigned First Edition - Hardback - Publishes August 13th\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e‘But we were having such a good time,’ I said. That was all there was, all I could say, whether or not it was enough. ‘Weren’t we? Weren’t we having such a good time?’The first collection of short stories from the author of The Original\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA woman suffering an extreme allergic reaction to a yoga mat returns to the UK to give a reading at her estranged best friend’s wedding; a corporate new starter desperately tries to persuade her colleague to accept that his online girlfriend doesn’t exist; a group of student activists stage an artful protest against the demolition of a tower block; a once inseparable friendship group confront the reason they drifted; and a self-taught pianist whose wife is six months pregnant decides she must travel to Warsaw to listen to Chopin’s heart.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn The Good Time, Nell Stevens introduces us to characters teetering on the edge of self-knowledge, unveiling the complexities of their inner worlds with empathy and humour.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWry, precise and full of wisdom, these stories ask what it means to have a good time, and what happens when the good times end.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e'Stevens is showing herself to be that rare thing: a writer who we can think alongside, even while she’s making things up' Lara Feigel, Guardian\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"THE CLEEVE BOOKSHOP LTD","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57139987513719,"sku":"9781398533417","price":14.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0758\/0729\/3737\/files\/9781398533417.jpg?v=1780323568","url":"https:\/\/thecleevebookshop.co.uk\/products\/9781398533417","provider":"The Cleeve Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}