{"product_id":"9781398533417","title":"The Good Time : The first collection of short stories from the author of The Original","description":"Author(s): Stevens, Nell, \u003cbr\u003e Binding: Hardback, \u003cbr\u003e Date of Publication: 13\/08\/2026,\u003cbr\u003e Pagination: 208 pages,\u003cbr\u003e Series: N\/A, \u003cbr\u003eImprint: Scribner UK,\u003cbr\u003e Published By: Simon \u0026amp; Schuster Ltd,\u003cbr\u003e Book Classification: Modern \u0026amp; contemporary fiction (post c 1945),\u003cbr\u003e Dimensions: 216 x 135\u003cbr\u003e ISBN13\/EAN\/SKU: 9781398533417\u003chr\u003e\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?’A 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\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\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\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","brand":"Stevens, Nell","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56812280217986,"sku":"9781398533417","price":16.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0568\/2180\/9347\/files\/9781398533417.jpg?v=1785496558","url":"https:\/\/mountfloridabooks.com\/products\/9781398533417","provider":"Mount Florida Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}