{"product_id":"exactly-what-you-mean-9780241524732","title":"Exactly What You Mean","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe BBC Between the Covers Book Club Pick\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e''Sentence by sentence, Ben Hinshaw offers wit, sensitivity and sharp observation. Then slowly the reader sees the grand design - the intricate, braided storylines, sustained with energy and relish. It is entertaining, and something more - truly involving, like a whole novel sequence cleverly condensed'' \u003cb\u003eHilary Mantel\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSurrounded by the dramatic beauty of Guernsey, a teenager discovers a secret and finds his betrayal has the power to ruin adult lives. In London, a marriage shot through with infidelity leads to a quest for revenge, resulting in a series of simultaneously comical and catastrophic events. And in California, as wildfires threaten landscapes and lives, a young veteran struggles with the trauma of war, seeking solace at a local ranch.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn this extraordinary debut, a cast of characters grapple with unexpected betrayal, the loss of innocence and the lies we tell. With sharp insight, Ben Hinshaw illum\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eA surprising and enjoyable read\u003c\/b\u003e . . .\u003cb\u003e \u003c\/b\u003ethis novel without guardrails stands as \u003cb\u003ea brave debut\u003c\/b\u003e * The Times *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eVirtuosity of technique accompanies keenness of insight and depth of characterisation \u003c\/b\u003e. . .\u003cb\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eHinshaw's impressively accomplished debut puts him in [Tim Winton and Jennifer Egan's] company\u003c\/b\u003e -- Peter Kemp * Sunday Times *\u003cbr\u003eBen Hinshaw offers \u003cb\u003ewit, sensitivity and sharp observation . . . \u003c\/b\u003ethe \u003cb\u003eintricate, braided storylines\u003c\/b\u003e, sustained with energy and relish. It is \u003cb\u003eentertaining, and something more\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003cb\u003etruly involving\u003c\/b\u003e -- Hilary Mantel, author of The Mirror and the Light\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eA poignant demonstration of the way the past is still folded into the present\u003c\/b\u003e * FT *\u003cbr\u003eBen Hinshaw renders \u003cb\u003eordinary human agonies with extraordinary precision and emotional insight . . . \u003c\/b\u003eThis book is a \u003cb\u003eriveting and beautifully patterned map of the emotional archipelago of longing and learning, loving and leaving\u003c\/b\u003e -- Max Porter, author of Grief is the Thing with Feathers\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSuch an incredibly clever idea this, a set of interlinked stories in which people who appear in one turn up in another . . there's a regretful, wistful atmosphere that's compelling. \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e * Daily Mail *\u003cbr\u003eA splendid debut. The stories are \u003cb\u003esharp, subtle, richly coloured and the world they deliver delightfully surprising. Read this book\u003c\/b\u003e -- Lynn Freed, author of The Romance of Elsewhere\u003cbr\u003eFull of precise moments of humanity. \u003cb\u003eSo finely observed, funny and touching\u003c\/b\u003e -- Alex Hyde, author of Violets\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTerrific\u003c\/b\u003e. I really enjoyed it -- Andy Miller, author of The Year of Reading Dangerously and co-host of Backlisted\u003cbr\u003eThe \u003cb\u003ecalm, clear and intelligent prose\u003c\/b\u003e belies the tortured emotional currents just below the surface. \u003cb\u003eSophisticated and ambitious\u003c\/b\u003e -- Samantha Dunn, author of Failing Paris\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Penguin Books Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48733168566615,"sku":"9780241524732","price":9.49,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780241524732.jpg?v=1719999649","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/exactly-what-you-mean-9780241524732","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}