{"product_id":"speak-to-me-9781472299932","title":"Speak to Me","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e*An \u003ci\u003eElle \u003c\/i\u003eSummer Read 2023*\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e''Cocozza''s writing is addictive... her sharp observations steal the show '' Joanna Cannon, \u003ci\u003eGuardian\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e''Searing, perceptive, shattering'' \u003ci\u003eObserver\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e''Charming, very touching and very funny. Taut and full of surprises'' Tessa Hadley\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eI shall explain about our marriage.  We have a modern version of a long-distance relationship.  We share a house, but live in different historical eras...\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWhat happens in a relationship when your partner only has eyes for their new phone?\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWhat happens when you lose a treasured possession - a hoard of love letters documenting a relationship that never really ended - and this loss becomes an obsession?\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eSpeak to Me \u003c\/i\u003eis the story of a woman''s quest, in a world ruled by screens and devices, for a conversation that will unlock who she once was, and what she really wants now. Keenly observed, tender and sharply funny, this is a book about all th\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eThere are three of us in this - you, me and your mobile\u003c\/i\u003e. How many couples have said this to each other? Paula Cocozza's \u003cb\u003ewitty, wry\u003c\/b\u003e new novel is \u003cb\u003esharp as a skewer\u003c\/b\u003e about the devices and desires in many modern marriages.\u003cb\u003e I loved it\u003c\/b\u003e -- Amanda Craig, author of THE GOLDEN RULE\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSparky\u003c\/b\u003e... \u003cb\u003ewonderfully tart.\u003c\/b\u003e.. sharp throughout... audaciously framed and \u003cb\u003esincerely human\u003c\/b\u003e * Daily Telegraph *\u003cbr\u003eA \u003cb\u003ebeguiling and unsettling \u003c\/b\u003emodern love story, \u003cb\u003efull of wit, bafflement and razor-sharp swipes at modern desperation\u003c\/b\u003e. She loves her past; he loves his phone, the centre cannot hold -- Louisa Young, author of A YEAR AND A DAY\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eA meticulously composed novel about getting and paying attention\u003c\/b\u003e. Paula Cocozza peels back the screens of modern life to explore different types of distance - from those we love and from ourselves, in a marriage and back to a lingering youthful relationship. \u003cb\u003eCool, compelling, \u003ci\u003eSpeak To Me\u003c\/i\u003e is both timeless and vividly contemporary\u003c\/b\u003e -- Richard Beard, Author of THE DAY THAT WENT MISSING\u003cbr\u003eWith a brilliant, thwarted woman at its heart, SPEAK TO ME is \u003cb\u003ea novel of longing like no other\u003c\/b\u003e. Cocozza's command of this narrative voice is mesmerizing - \u003cb\u003eI read it at a sitting, entranced\u003c\/b\u003e -- Elizabeth McKenzie, author of THE DOG OF THE NORTH\u003cbr\u003eCocozza is a \u003cb\u003eperceptive and intuitive writer\u003c\/b\u003e who is unafraid to dwell in the life of the mind and, most crucially, the heart -- Sharlene Teo, author of PONTI\u003cbr\u003eA novel that manages to put its finger, exactly, tenderly, on a place of very modern pain. \u003cb\u003eA contemporary, funny, anguished take on love and loneliness.\u003c\/b\u003e -- Ross Raisin, author of GOD'S OWN COUNTRY\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eA powerful story of love, desire and identity\u003c\/b\u003e. And the silent but significant impact technology  has on these most human emotions * Mary Portas *\u003cbr\u003eHighly original * Elle Magazine (Summer Reading Pick, July 2023) *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCocozza's writing is addictive \u003c\/b\u003eand she weaves an unexpectedly moving story, but it's \u003cb\u003eher  sharp observations that really steal the show\u003c\/b\u003e... our heroine wouldn't look out of place in  an Alan Bennett monologue... \u003ci\u003eSpeak To Me\u003c\/i\u003e is a confessional story of our time, a painfully  accurate portrayal of a relationship in crisis. Beneath the humour, though, there is a powerful  message and a surprising poignancy -- Joanna Cannon * Guardian *\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Headline Publishing Group","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48885762720087,"sku":"9781472299932","price":999.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/speak-to-me-9781472299932","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}