{"product_id":"9781399614559","title":"Practice","description":"\u003ch3\u003eAuthor:  Brown, Rosalind \u003c\/h3\u003e\u003ch4\u003eModern \u0026amp; contemporary fiction (post c 1945)\u003c\/h4\u003e\u003ch5\u003ePublished on 14 August 2025 by Orion Publishing Co (Weidenfeld \u0026amp; Nicolson) in the United Kingdom.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePaperback | 208 pages\u003cbr\u003e197 x 129 x 16 | 186g\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/h5\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e'A strange and shimmering joy' Jon McGregor'Entrancing' TLS'A lot of fun' Helen OyeyemiIn a small room in an Oxford college, at the worn-out end of January, Annabel works on an essay about Shakespeare.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eShe has a carefully considered plan for her day, but as the essay's deadline looms, so too does the urge to procrastinate and the insistent presence of other people.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eElaborate erotic fantasies, telephone calls from her boyfriend, family and friends who demand her attention, and darker crises, obliquely glimpsed - all these distractions threaten to disturb the much-cherished quiet in Annabel's mind.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e'Exquisite' Mark Haddon'Wonderful' Guardian'Fascinating' Olivia Laing\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Far From The Madding Crowd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47100430450947,"sku":"9781399614559","price":9.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0404\/3207\/4914\/files\/9781399614559.jpg?v=1755507692","url":"https:\/\/www.maddingcrowdlinlithgow.live\/products\/9781399614559","provider":"Far From The Madding Crowd","version":"1.0","type":"link"}