{"product_id":"what-its-like-in-words-9781250355058","title":"What It's Like in Words","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eEliza Moss's intoxicating debut novel is a dark, intense, and compelling account of what happens when a young woman falls in love with the wrong kind of man.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eEnola is approaching 30 and everything feels like \u003ci\u003ea lot. \u003c\/i\u003eThe boxes aren't ticked and she feels adrift in a way she thought she would have beaten by now. She wants to be a writer but can't finish a first draft; she romanticizes her childhood but won't speak to her mother; she has never been in a serious relationship but yearns to be one half of a couple that DIYs together at the weekends. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eEnter: enigmatic writer. Enola falls in love and starts to dream about their perfect future: the wedding, the publishing deals, the house in Stoke Newington. But the reality is far from perfect. He's distant. But she's a Cool Girl, she doesn't need to hear from him every day. He hangs out with his ex. But she's a Cool Girl, she's not insecure. Is she? He has dark moods. But he's a creative, that's part of his 'process'. Her best friend begs her to end it, but Enola can't. She's a Cool Girl. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eShe might feel like she's going crazy at times, but she wants him. She needs him. She would die without him...That's what love is, isn't it? Over the next twenty-four hours (and two years), everything that Enola thinks she knows is about to unravel, and she has to think again about how she sees love, family, and friendship and--most importantly--herself. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWith notes of \u003ci\u003eFleabag \u003c\/i\u003e\u0026amp;\u003ci\u003e I May Destroy You\u003c\/i\u003e but with the sparseness and emotional accuracy of writers like Ali Smith and Lily King, \u003ci\u003eWhat It's Like in Words\u003c\/i\u003e is a close examination of what it means to experience the intense emotional uncertainty of first love.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Henry Holt \u0026amp; Company\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 12\/03\/2024\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781250355058\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 320\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.00lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.25h x 6.12w x 1.00d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eReview Citations: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/i\u003e 07\/01\/2024 pg. 2\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 09\/02\/2024\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e 10\/01\/2024\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Eliza Moss","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44700472967349,"sku":"9781250355058","price":24.64,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/files\/img_4949be56-a693-4b80-8733-ad61f673dec3.jpg?v=1728397267","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/what-its-like-in-words-9781250355058","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}