{"product_id":"what-a-shame-a-dazzling-bold-and-funny-debut","title":"What a Shame\t\t\t\t\tA Dazzling, Bold and Funny Debut","description":"'Intelligent, moving and darkly comic . . . taking us deftly from serious explorations of trauma and consent to riotously funny scenes of modern life'\r\nThe Sunday Times\r\n\r\n'Tipped to be THE hit book of 2022'\r\nDaily Mail\r\n\r\n'A riveting read about heartbreak, shame and self-acceptance' \r\nRed Magazine, Rising Stars of 2022\r\n\r\n'Dazzling . . . one of those novels where you think you're exploring someone else's pain, only to realise you're exploring your own'\r\nHeat, Read of the Week\r\n\r\n'A really beautiful portrayal of female friendship'\r\nTimes Radio\r\n\r\n'Absorbing and clever . . . I fell in love with Mathilda'\r\nCathy Rentzenbrink, author of The Last Act of Love\r\n\r\n'Full of heart, wit and feeling'\r\nCaroline O'Donoghue, author of Promising Young Women\r\n\r\n'Utterly brilliant'\r\nOtegha Uwagba, author of We Need to Talk About Money\r\n\r\n'A glorious new talent has arrived'\r\nEmma Gannon, author of Olive\r\n\r\n'Poignant, haunting (and hilarious!) . . . A clear-eyed heroine for a new generation'\r\nSam Baker, author of The Shift\r\n\r\n'Fizzes with energy, rage and love, burrowing deep into those experiences that define us at our core'\r\nJessica Moor, author of Keeper\r\n\r\n'Will be read for years by any and all young women looking for a friend'\r\nScarlett Curtis, author of Feminists Don't Wear Pink (and other lies)\r\n\r\n  There is something wrong with Mathilda.\r\n\r\nShe's still reeling from the blow of a gut-punch break up and grieving the death of a loved one.\r\n  But that's not it.\r\n\r\n  She's cried all her tears, mastered her crow pose and thrown out every last reminder of him.\r\n  But that's not helping.\r\n\r\nConcerned that she isn't moving on, Mathilda's friends push her towards a series of increasingly unorthodox remedies.\r\n  Until the seams of herself begin to come undone.\r\n\r\n  Tender, unflinching and blisteringly funny, What a Shame glitters with rage and heartbreak, perfect for fans of Emma Jane Unsworth, Dolly Alderton and Holly Bourne. ","brand":"Abigail Bergstrom","offers":[{"title":"Hodder \u0026 Stoughton \/ 03 Feb 2022 \/ 316","offer_id":53120711197013,"sku":"9781529367010","price":3.5,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0501\/4188\/8668\/files\/9781529367010.webp?v=1773069242","url":"https:\/\/www.bookworld.ie\/products\/what-a-shame-a-dazzling-bold-and-funny-debut","provider":"Book World Ireland","version":"1.0","type":"link"}