{"product_id":"specimen-9781776563012","title":"Specimen","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA father rollerblading to church in his ministerial robes, a university student in a leotard sprinting through fog, a trespass notice from Pak’nSave, a beautiful unborn goat in a jar . . .  In scenarios ranging from the mundane to the surreal, Madison Hamill looks back at her younger selves with a sharp eye. Was she good or evil? Ignorant or enlightened? What parts of herself did she give up in order to forge ahead in school, church, work, and relationships, with a self that made sense to others?  With wit and intelligence, these shape-shifting essays probe the ways in which a person’s inner and outer worlds intersect and submit to one another. It is a brilliantly discomfiting, vivid and funny collection in which peace is found in the weirdest moments.  ‘I never felt that I was looking at fine writing – only at astonishing writing.’ —Elizabeth Knox.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“I never felt that I was looking at fine writing - only at astonishing writing.” - Elizabeth Knox","brand":"Te Herenga Waka University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51042177810775,"sku":"9781776563012","price":18.95,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781776563012.jpg?v=1750953320","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/specimen-9781776563012","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}