{"product_id":"words-fail-me-9781785634178","title":"Words Fail Me","description":"\u003cb\u003e\"Fascinating, complex, timely and filled with compassion.\" \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e--\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003eIan Rankin\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"A dark and startling tale of righteous vengeance.\" \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e--\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003eVal McDermid\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e When Jane - smart, funny, fortyish - says she's a school counsellor, people assume it's all about exam stress, if only. Her teenage clients include Vaishali, who hates the perfect curves that draw the attention of adult men; Fraser, who cares devotedly for his mother but hurts his girlfriend by confusing real life with porn; and George, a trans boy who suffers from acute anxiety. Harboring terrible secrets from her own youth, Jane struggles to contain the anger these stories arouse in her. It's only when she starts counselling her colleague Kass, a survivor of childhood sexual abuse whose trauma is resurfacing, that her thoughts turn to revenge . . . \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Moving, entertaining and revelatory, \u003ci\u003eWords Fail Me\u003c\/i\u003e not only shines a light on adolescent agonies, it's also a gripping page-turner with a compelling mystery at its core - and a hair-raising climax.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Lightning Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 02\/03\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781785634178\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 352\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.69lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.81h x 5.06w x 0.88d","brand":"Frances McKendirck","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52197250793653,"sku":"9781785634178","price":14.44,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/files\/img_a21c7305-8f42-4600-a89a-ab83d66ee790.jpg?v=1769622777","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/words-fail-me-9781785634178","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}