{"product_id":"the-good-time-nell-stevens-9781398533417","title":"The Good Time","description":"\u003cp\u003e\"But we were having such a good time,\" I said. That was all there was, all I could say, whether or not it was enough. \"Weren't we? Weren't we having such a good time?\"\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA woman suffering an extreme allergic reaction to a yoga mat returns to the UK to give a reading at her estranged best friend's wedding; a corporate new starter desperately tries to persuade her colleague to accept that his online girlfriend doesn't exist; a group of student activists stage an artful protest against the demolition of a tower block; a once inseparable friendship group confront the reason they drifted; and a self-taught pianist whose wife is six months pregnant decides she must travel to Warsaw to listen to Chopin's heart.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn The Good Time, Nell Stevens introduces us to characters teetering on the edge of self-knowledge, unveiling the complexities of their inner worlds with empathy and humour.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWry, precise and full of wisdom, these stories ask what it means to have a good time, and what happens when the good times end.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cblockquote\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"Wry, wise and funny\" — Daily Mail\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"Stevens is showing herself to be that rare thing: a writer who we can think alongside, even while she's making things up\" — Lara Feigel, Guardian\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/blockquote\u003e","brand":"Simon \u0026 Schuster Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52182046867744,"sku":"9781398533417","price":13.59,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0753\/2812\/7264\/files\/9781398533417_3094428.jpg?v=1788878372","url":"https:\/\/bookcorner.com\/products\/the-good-time-nell-stevens-9781398533417","provider":"The Book Corner","version":"1.0","type":"link"}