{"product_id":"billy-and-girl-9781408840689","title":"Billy and Girl","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFrom the author of \u003ci\u003eSwimming Home\u003c\/i\u003e, shortlisted for the Man Booker Prize \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e____________________\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e''A postmodern tragicomedy of childhood, original as always'' \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e- \u003c\/i\u003eMichele Roberts,\u003ci\u003e Independent on Sunday Books of the Year\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003e''It''s profoundly serious, combining massive abstractions - love, desire, the universality of pain - with the diminutive in a way that''s often witty, sometimes lyrical and, amazingly, very rarely trivialising'' \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e- Guardian\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003e''Sharp, savage and spry, Levy shows us what kinship is really about in this strange, touching and totally original novel'' \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e- Darian Leader\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003e____________________\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003eIn the Freezerworld toy section, all the girl princess dolls stand proud in their tiny gold shoes.  Big hair and luned-out stares. \u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003eGirl says, listen, one day I will have a kingdom too.\u003c\/i\u003eBilly and his sister, Girl, are clever, stylish and damaged. They live somewhere in England and are searching for their missing moth\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSassy, slick and contemporary * Guardian *\u003cbr\u003eA postmodern tragicomedy of childhood, original as always * Michele Roberts, Independent on Sunday Books of the Year *\u003cbr\u003eIt's profoundly serious, combining massive abstractions - love, desire, the universality of pain - with the diminutive in a way that's often witty, sometimes lyrical and, amazingly, very rarely trivialising * Guardian *\u003cbr\u003eLevy is unsettlingly accurate in teasing out the angry ingenuity of her characters and the damaged rationale behind their behaviour * Arena *\u003cbr\u003eSharp, savage and spry, Levy shows us what kinship is really about in this strange, touching and totally original novel * Darian Leader *","brand":"Bloomsbury Publishing PLC","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51863249322327,"sku":"9781408840689","price":12.34,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/billy-and-girl-9781408840689","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}