{"product_id":"better-by-far-paperback","title":"Better by Far - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eHazel Hayes\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eOne of \u003ci\u003eZibby Mag's\u003c\/i\u003e Most Anticipated Books Coming Out in 2024 One of \u003ci\u003eSheNet's \u003c\/i\u003eHighly Anticipated Books of 2024 \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eA genre-bending story about love and loss, hope and heartbreak, and the healing to be found in life's little limbos, those in-between spaces where you're no longer who you were and not yet the person you will be \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e About her debut, \u003ci\u003eOut of Love, \u003c\/i\u003e Hazel Hayes said, \"The journey from writing horror to writing love stories was a short one. There is nothing more horrific than love.\" In her new novel, she sets out to prove it. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e This genre-defying, meta-modern novel is unlike anything you have ever read, and yet at its core it is a story we all deeply understand. A story of love and liminality, and the ways in which grief grips us all. Prepare to laugh and cry; Hazel Hayes will break your heart, but then she'll mend it for you. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Following a breakup, Kate and Finn decide to keep sharing their house until the lease runs out in twelve weeks' time, alternating week by week so that they are occupying the same space but never at the same time. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Practically, the plan makes sense, but coming back each Sunday to a home where Finn has been and gone feels far too much like living with a ghost. Kate lost her mother at a young age and now this fresh grief dredges unhealed sorrows up to the surface, and soon, Kate finds herself adrift in her own subconscious, trapped in the liminal space between loving someone and letting go.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eHazel Hayes\u003c\/b\u003e is an Irish-born, London-based writer and director who for many years wrote primarily for the screen. After graduating from Dublin City University with a degree in journalism, she went on to study creative writing at the Irish Writers Centre, before honing her craft as a screenwriter through numerous short films and sketches. Her eight-part horror, \u003ci\u003ePrankMe\u003c\/i\u003e, won series of the year at Social in the City, as well as the award for excellence in storytelling at Buffer Festival in Toronto. \u003ci\u003eOut of Love\u003c\/i\u003e was her first novel.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 320\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.9 x 8 x 5.1 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e April 23, 2024\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":41730688680071,"sku":"9780593472958","price":18.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0601\/2623\/2711\/files\/010232b475ad0ebc4b950bae688bd819.webp?v=1734095472","url":"https:\/\/booksby.splitshops.com\/products\/better-by-far-paperback","provider":"Books by splitShops","version":"1.0","type":"link"}