{"product_id":"permission-9780349700427","title":"Permission","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e''Beautifully written, mysterious and compelling''\u003c\/b\u003e Janet Fitch, bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eWhite Oleander \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e''An addictive read you''ll finish within hours'' \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003eStylist\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e''Vogel is a gleaming new talent'' \u003c\/b\u003eObserver \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e''An alternative \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003efeminist love story for the modern age''\u003c\/b\u003e \u003ci\u003eBig Issue\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e''Refreshing'' \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003eGuardian \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e''Dreamy'' \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003eOprah Magazine\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e____________\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eA raw, fresh, haunting, emotionally and sexually honest literary debut.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWhen Echo''s father gets swept away by a freak current off the Los Angeles coast, she finds herself sinking into a complete state of paralysis. With no true friends and a troubled relationship with her mother, the failed young actress attempts to seek solace in the best way she knows: by losing herself in the lives of strangers. When, by chance, Echo meets a dominatrix called Orly, it finally feels like she might have found someone w\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormidable in its elegance and fierce in its simplicity, Saskia Vogel's writing leaves the reader stunned and moved and wanting more\u003c\/b\u003e * Andrea Scrima, author of A Lesser Day *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBeautifully written, mysterious and compelling\u003c\/b\u003e * Janet Fitch *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePermission\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e excavates the uncertain landscape that lies just beneath the Hollywood dream factory we think we all know and against all odds finds something sacred there\u003c\/b\u003e * Ryan Ruby, author of The Zero and the One *\u003cbr\u003eVogel's writing is \u003cb\u003ebeauty in motion\u003c\/b\u003e. From capturing a humiliating date with a predatory agent to what attracts people to BDSM, this is \u003cb\u003ean addictive read you'll finish within hours\u003c\/b\u003e * Stylist *\u003cbr\u003eA story about grief, loneliness and sadomasochism . . . it challenges any preconceptions you might have about BDSM in literature . . . \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003ePermission \u003c\/i\u003eis sometimes a dark, even gruelling, read. But it possesses an unshowy beauty, too, suggesting Vogel is a gleaming new talent\u003c\/b\u003e -- Arifa Akbar * Observer (New Review) *\u003cbr\u003e[Permission] \u003cb\u003edelicately explores all the things that are part and parcel of our sexual lives\u003c\/b\u003e: intimacy, community, desire, alienation, consent and power * HUCK Magazine *\u003cbr\u003eThe debut literary novel from a journalist and translator, and it deals with sexual politics, power and consent in a subtle and convincing way . . . Vogel negotiates her story with a real sense of empathy and understanding for all her characters. In \u003cb\u003eprecise, elegant prose\u003c\/b\u003e, she delivers an alternative \u003cb\u003efeminist love story for the modern age\u003c\/b\u003e * Big Issue *\u003cbr\u003eVogel's portrayal of sexual kink is particularly \u003cb\u003erefreshing\u003c\/b\u003e: rather than pruriently gorging on catharsis, \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003ePermission\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eforegrounds the emotional intimacy\u003c\/b\u003e - built on constancy, trust and compassion - \u003cb\u003ethat can flourish in the most unconventional relationships\u003c\/b\u003e * Guardian *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eThis [is] dreamy, whip-smart first fiction \u003c\/b\u003e * Oprah Magazine *\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePermission \u003c\/i\u003econveys [Echo's] preoccupation with desire through\u003cb\u003e visceral prose \u003c\/b\u003ethat imbues everything - from the unstable California landscape to the banalities of affluent suburbia - with sensuality -- Natasha Young * The Believer *\u003cbr\u003eIn Saskia Vogel's debut novel, \u003ci\u003ePermission\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003cb\u003edesire is explored in its rich entirety and complexity, in its intersections with every day life, stress and lingering grief\u003c\/b\u003e * Times Literary Supplement *\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Dialogue","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48733689545047,"sku":"9780349700427","price":9.49,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780349700427.jpg?v=1720001234","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/permission-9780349700427","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}