{"product_id":"brat-a-ghost-story","title":"BRAT: A Ghost Story","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eTHE INSTANT CULT CLASSIC FROM THE WINNER OF THE O. HENRY PRIZE\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Full of dark, deadpan humour, \u003ci\u003eBrat\u003c\/i\u003e is a raucous story of the messy, messed-up business of living, dying and having a family.' \u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eFinancial Times\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'\u003c\/b\u003eA moving coming-of-age family story' \u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eObserver\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003e'\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003eBeautifully written, hilarious, and heartbreaking' \u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eDaily Mail\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'A raw, delicate tale about grief and growing up' \u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe New Yorker\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cbr\u003e'Iconic',\u003cb\u003e Radio 1\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'The novel crackles with gothic horror, deadpan humor, and a damning sense of alienation that you won't soon shake.' \u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eChicago Review of Books\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Instead of resolving his novel's many mysteries, Smith explores how this family navigates the disputed borders of its shared memories, pondering what it means to choose one story over another-as well as the consequences of refusing to choose, especially in the wake of grief.' \u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe New York Times\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eGabriel's skin is falling off.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eHis dad is dead.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eHe owes his editor a novel.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eHis girlfriend won't answer his calls.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eTasked by his horribly well-adjusted brother with clearing out the family home for sale, Gabriel's sanity quickly begins to unravel. His parents' old manuscripts appear to change each time he reads them. A bizarre home video hints at long-buried secrets. And there's a hideous man in the garden.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eDisquieting and hilarious, taut yet lyrical, blisteringly-paced but formally inventive, \u003ci\u003eBrat \u003c\/i\u003eis a mediation on grief, art and love that will leave you altered, breathless and desperate for more. \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eFrom a stunningly original new talent, this is a debut novel unlike anything you have read before. \u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePaperback \/ softback | 336 pages | Published April 2025\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Scribner UK","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":63770471432541,"sku":"9781398525337","price":12.99,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0978\/3459\/8749\/files\/9781398525337.jpg?v=1773015841","url":"https:\/\/www.thebookmark.ie\/products\/brat-a-ghost-story","provider":"The Bookmark ","version":"1.0","type":"link"}