{"product_id":"9780008458652_abominations-selected-essays-from-a-career-of-courting-self-destruction","title":"Abominations: Selected Essays From a Career of Courting Self-Destruction","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe first essay collection from one of the most acclaimed writers of our time.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e‘This trenchant, unrepentant collection reminds you that she’s a brilliant writer… Order a copy in case she’s cancelled by Christmas’ \u003cem\u003eTHE TIMES\u003c\/em\u003e (Book of the Year)\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e‘You may disagree with Lionel Shriver’s bracing journalism, but her right to spark disquiet goes to the heart of the freedom of expression issue’ Rachel Cooke, \u003cem\u003eOBSERVER\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e‘Mutinous essays about modern politics and culture… An independent mind and a sense of humour are dangerous things to possess. The spiky, politically incorrect novelist Lionel Shriver has them in abundance’\u003cem\u003e THE TIMES\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e‘Testament to the fierce intelligence of a writer who wants us to think more, probe more, challenge more — and who also makes it fun’ \u003cem\u003eTHE SUNDAY TIMES\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eNovelist, cultural observer and social satirist Lionel Shriver is among the sharpest talents of our age. A writer who embraces ‘under-expressed, unpopular or downright dangerous’ points of view, she regularly deplores the conformity of thought and attitude that has overtaken society.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBringing together thirty-five works curated from her many columns, features, essays and op-eds for the likes of the \u003cem\u003eSpectator\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eGuardian\u003c\/em\u003e, speeches and reviews, and some unpublished pieces, \u003cem\u003eAbominations\u003c\/em\u003e reveals Shriver at her most iconoclastic and personal. Relentlessly sceptical, cutting and contrarian but also frequently moving and vulnerable, this collection showcases her piquant opinions on a wide range of topics, including religion, politics, illness, mortality, family and friends, tennis, gender, immigration, consumerism, health care and taxes.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThough some of the more divisive essays in \u003cem\u003eAbominations\u003c\/em\u003e have ‘brought hell and damnation down on my head,’ as she cheerfully explains, she also offers insights on her novels and explores the perks and pitfalls of becoming a successful artist. Readers will find plenty to challenge them here, but they may also find many nuanced and considered insights with which they agree.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eAbominations \u003c\/em\u003ewas a \u003cem\u003eTimes \u003c\/em\u003eBook of the Year in the Literature category on 26.11.2022\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Lionel Shriver","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46898326569109,"sku":"9780008458652","price":24.99,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0484\/3175\/9509\/files\/9780008458652_175839f0-05ad-47e4-926a-ca5b599afbc6.jpg?v=1776888148","url":"https:\/\/harpercollins.com.au\/products\/9780008458652_abominations-selected-essays-from-a-career-of-courting-self-destruction","provider":"HarperCollins AU","version":"1.0","type":"link"}