{"product_id":"everything-under-paperback","title":"Everything Under - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eDaisy Johnson\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eSHORTLISTED FOR THE 2018 MAN BOOKER PRIZE \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAn eerie, watery reimagining of the Oedipus myth set on the canals of Oxford, from the author of \u003ci\u003eFen\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe dictionary doesn't contain every word. Gretel, a lexicographer by trade, knows this better than most. She grew up on a houseboat with her mother, wandering the canals of Oxford and speaking a private language of their own invention. Her mother disappeared when Gretel was a teen, abandoning her to foster care, and Gretel has tried to move on, spending her days updating dictionary entries. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eOne phone call from her mother is all it takes for the past to come rushing back. To find her, Gretel will have to recover buried memories of her final, fateful winter on the canals. A runaway boy had found community and shelter with them, and all three were haunted by their past and stalked by an ominous creature lurking in the canal: the bonak. Everything and nothing at once, the bonak was Gretel's name for the thing she feared most. And now that she's searching for her mother, she'll have to face it. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn this electrifying reinterpretation of a classical myth, Daisy Johnson explores questions of fate and free will, gender fluidity, and fractured family relationships. \u003ci\u003eEverything Under--\u003c\/i\u003ea debut novel whose surreal, watery landscape will resonate with fans of \u003ci\u003eFen--\u003c\/i\u003eis a daring, moving story that will leave you unsettled and unstrung.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eDaisy Johnson\u003c\/b\u003e is the author of the short-story collection \u003ci\u003eFen\u003c\/i\u003e. She is the winner of the \u003ci\u003eHarper's Bazaar\u003c\/i\u003e Short Story Prize, the A. M. Heath Prize, and the Edge Hill Short Story Prize. She lives in Oxford, England, by the river.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 272\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.8 x 8.1 x 5.5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e October 23, 2018\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42167410032775,"sku":"9781555978266","price":17.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0601\/2623\/2711\/files\/4f38c730d6437b477c22668b0f785082.webp?v=1733327447","url":"https:\/\/booksby.splitshops.com\/products\/everything-under-paperback","provider":"Books by splitShops","version":"1.0","type":"link"}