{"product_id":"because-i-dont-know-what-you-mean-and-what-you-dont-9781838856083","title":"Because I Don't Know What You Mean and What You","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eFrom a comic mastermind comes this brilliant collection of stories\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  Three teenagers believe they are witches.\u003cbr\u003e  A woman defaces a local billboard.\u003cbr\u003e  A bored landlord tries to influence his son's best friend.\u003cbr\u003e  A cul-de-sac WhatsApp group discusses eggs at length.\u003cbr\u003e  A heavily pregnant woman finds a way to time travel and a girl discovers joy on a stolen bicycle . . .\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  Each tale paints a life in miniature and offers an escape chute from the mayhem of modern life.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eJosie Long can REALLY write. Read these stories NOW -- DAWN FRENCH\u003cbr\u003eHer writing is miraculous. A dazzling debut -- JOANNA LUMLEY\u003cbr\u003eJosie's stories are like her comedy - beautifully observed, strange, good-hearted, unsettling and truly funny. Read them immediately -- A. L. KENNEDY\u003cbr\u003eI loved this short story collection. Funny, poignant, daft, and occasionally even hilariously cynical -- FRANKIE BOYLE\u003cbr\u003eJosie's writing is everything I love about her stand-up: sharp and smart, hilarious and incisive, infused with love for the world and the complicated people who live in it. A joy to read -- MONICA HEISEY\u003cbr\u003eJosie Long is my favourite comedian and when reading these stories, all the cynicism I've acquired gets replaced by the enthusiasm I felt the first time I saw her live -- JAMES ACASTER\u003cbr\u003eJosie Long's first collection reveals a natural gift with a frank and poignant tale; teenage experience, community WhatsApp groups and broken family units are picked apart with a wry cynicism at the weirdness and cruelty of life . . . makes for an approachable debut full of heart and hope *  * Observer *  *\u003cbr\u003eJosie's stories are tender, devastating and hilarious, often all at the same time. Opening up this book is like skinny-dipping in the brain of a genius - I never wanted to come up for air -- SOPHIE DUKER\u003cbr\u003eNo-one manages to mix the profound with the funny quite like Josie Long. She's not just the voice of a generation, she's it's head and heart too. Her writing is exquisite, her performances invigorating and inspirational. I could not love this woman more. She's just the best -- BRIDGET CHRISTIE\u003cbr\u003eI knew this book would be funny and relatable. I didn't know it would also be angry, heartbreaking and knife-sharp. I love these stories -- KIRSTY LOGAN","brand":"Canongate Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49413186519383,"sku":"9781838856083","price":16.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781838856083.jpg?v=1730519369","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/because-i-dont-know-what-you-mean-and-what-you-dont-9781838856083","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}