{"product_id":"momentary-pleasures-short-stories-2014-22-paperback","title":"Momentary Pleasures: Short Stories (2014-22) - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003ePhillip Derone\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhatever your view of life - spiritual, ornery, laid-back, reactionary, woke or wacky - you will welcome this debut collection of short stories by Sydney-born, Sydney-bred, peripatetic author, Phillip Derone.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTales born of experience and imagination.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eShare in relationships, intimacies, romantic interludes, self-satisfied contentment; sly sex, sex on the side, sex on the slide.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eConsider contentious contemporary issues heavily cloaked in fictional drapes. Recoil from - or cheer on - confronting opinionated mindsets. Despair at poor judgment and inevitable disaster.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTake fantastical trips - into space, into time, into re-imagined Biblical narrative, into childhood, into dreams - or stay grounded in the murky world of internet dating.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDiscover another angle to Shakespeare; eavesdrop on brief conversations with other long-dead writers.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eLaugh out loud at mayonnaise madness in Majorca; view vignettes of inner Sydney, including Audrey Hepburn's innocent contribution to its social fabric; contemplate the end of humanity, albeit a highly benign one.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDelight in stumbling upon buried treasure of wordplay, cultural allusions and cliches.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAnd always be prepared for an ending that you had not expected.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSo, travel to various destinations, experience novel philosophical itineraries and gain insight into other worlds by way of stories laced with intrigue and tinged with an ever-circling cynicism. You may find yourself examining common assumptions, questioning the mundanity of the quotidian, wondering whether coincidence can be life changing, and enjoying some momentary pleasures.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 390\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.87 x 7.81 x 5.06 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e July 28, 2022\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42170682540167,"sku":"9781922768100","price":35.98,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0601\/2623\/2711\/files\/6f913b42cd77c37a3b4688edb65554ae.webp?v=1733349985","url":"https:\/\/booksby.splitshops.com\/products\/momentary-pleasures-short-stories-2014-22-paperback","provider":"Books by splitShops","version":"1.0","type":"link"}