{"product_id":"filthy-animals","title":"Filthy Animals","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe first collection of stories from the author of \u003cem\u003eReal Life\u003c\/em\u003e, shortlisted for the 2020 Booker Prize and winner of the Foyles Fiction Book Of The Year\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn the series of linked stories at the heart of \u003cem\u003eFilthy Animals\u003c\/em\u003e, a young man tentatively engages with the world again. Recently discharged from hospital, Lionel meets two dance students at a party. Charles and Sophie’s relationship is difficult to read but Lionel is drawn to them both. As he navigates their sexually fraught encounters he is forced to weigh his vulnerabilities against his loneliness – and to consider his return to life. Elsewhere, a little girl runs wild to the consternation of her childminder; unspoken frictions among a group of teenagers come to a vicious head on a winter night; and a woman dreads a first date only to find that something has cracked open.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWhat connects these stories is the tension between the surface of things and the intensity of our inner worlds. With exquisite empathy, Brandon Taylor shows that though violence hovers at the edge of many encounters, so too does tenderness and love.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"UTF-8\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003eFormat: Paperback\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003ePublished:  UK, 2021\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003ePublisher: Daunt Books\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003ePages: 272\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003eLanguage: English\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003eISBN: 9781911547983\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Brandon Taylor","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57517586317643,"sku":null,"price":13.9,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0978\/8755\/1819\/files\/9781911547983.jpg?v=1780670204","url":"https:\/\/desirelinesbookstore.com\/products\/filthy-animals","provider":"desirelines books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}