{"product_id":"9780008395186","title":"Games and Rituals","description":"\u003cp\u003e‘Superb’\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTHE TIMES\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e‘Joyous’\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTHE OBSERVER\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\n          \u003cstrong\u003eThe beloved author of Early Morning Riser brings us eleven glittering stories of love – friendships formed at the airport bar, ex-husbands with benefits, mothers of suspiciously sweet teenagers, ill-advised trysts – in all its forms, both ridiculous and sublime.\u003c\/strong\u003e\n        \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe games and rituals performed by Katherine Heiny’s characters range from mischievous to tender. In \u003cem\u003e‘Bridesmaid, Revisited,’\u003c\/em\u003e Marilee, suffering from a laundry and life crisis, wears a massive bridesmaid’s dress to work. In \u003cem\u003e‘Twist and Shout,’ \u003c\/em\u003eEricka’s elderly father mistakes his four-thousand-dollar hearing aid for a cashew and eats it. In \u003cem\u003e‘Turn Back, Turn Back,’\u003c\/em\u003e a bedtime story coupled with a receipt for a Starbucks babyccino reveal a struggling actor’s deception. And in \u003cem\u003e‘561,’\u003c\/em\u003e Charlene pays the true price of infidelity and is forced to help her husband’s ex-wife move out of the family home.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFrom one of our most celebrated writers, our bard of waking up in the wrong bed, wearing the wrong shoes, late for the wrong job, but loved by the right people, Katherine Heiny has delivered a work of glorious humour and immense kindness.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn her latest literary fiction, Katherine Heiny continues to explore the themes of marriage and divorce, weaving them into her short stories with a deftness that only a top-tier author can achieve. The games and rituals of her characters, often caught in the throes of love's ridiculous and sublime moments, are a testament to her prowess in the genre.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFor fans of Lisa Taddeo (Animal), Anne Tyler (If Morning Ever Comes), Catherine Newman (Sandwich), Eric Puchner (Last Day on Earth), and Jojo Moyes (The Giver of Stars).\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHarperCollins 2023\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Katherine Heiny","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46889119318165,"sku":"9780008395186","price":41.99,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0484\/3175\/9509\/files\/9780008395186_5899b8f8-5ed2-4682-8bb1-cb853a62209e.jpg?v=1776888233","url":"https:\/\/harpercollins.com.au\/products\/9780008395186","provider":"HarperCollins AU","version":"1.0","type":"link"}