{"product_id":"9781786588814","title":"Peck \u0026 Peck : The irresistible new novel from the author of global bestseller LESSONS IN CHEMISTRY","description":"Author(s): Garmus, Bonnie, \u003cbr\u003e Binding: Hardback, \u003cbr\u003e Date of Publication: 13\/10\/2026,\u003cbr\u003e Pagination: 448 pages,\u003cbr\u003e Series: N\/A, \u003cbr\u003eImprint: Manilla Press,\u003cbr\u003e Published By: Bonnier Books Ltd,\u003cbr\u003e Book Classification: Modern \u0026amp; contemporary fiction (post c 1945),\u003cbr\u003e Dimensions: 243 x 164 x 42\u003cbr\u003e ISBN13\/EAN\/SKU: 9781786588814\u003chr\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe number one bestselling author of global sensation LESSONS IN CHEMISTRY returns.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e'Charming, uplifting, soulful, and original' KRISTIN HANNAH, bestselling author of The Women'A brilliant satire that's full of humor and heart' MEG MASON, bestselling author of Sorrow and BlissPeck \u0026amp; Peck is the irresistible story of a young man whose life is turned upside down when he is hired by the most prestigious, secretive and dysfunctional poetry journal in the world: the renowned Peck \u0026amp; Peck . . .\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIt's 1982, New York City. Crime is on the rise, muggings are in the streets, and Batter Gray, recent college graduate with a skill that no one wants - an 'ear' for poetry - is worried about his future. While all his friends have real jobs, he's folding T-shirts at the Gap. As for love? No. Not unless you count Sallie Mae, the student loan tyrant. He hears from Sallie all the time.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBut when Batter gets a dream job at Peck \u0026amp; Peck, the most prestigious poetry quarterly in the world, his life moves into the literary fast lane. Soon Batter is knee-deep in the secret war between the two Editors in Chief, the famous Peck brothers - twins and enemies - as well as being privy to the private affairs of their thirty-nine editors, whose professed mission is the same: Find originality. Reward creativity. Burn the rest. And by 'burn', they mean incinerate.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBecause at Peck \u0026amp; Peck, 'good' isn't good enough, 'interesting' doesn't cut it, plagiarists aren't tolerated, and parolees run the mailroom. Still want to submit your poem? Go with God.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWelcome to a dazzling and unforgettable novel from Bonnie Garmus, author of Lessons in Chemistry. Original, brilliantly funny and peopled with unforgettable characters, Peck \u0026amp; Peck is both a passionate ode to the written word and a heartwarming exploration of all that makes us human.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Garmus, Bonnie","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56962160689538,"sku":"9781786588814","price":22.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0568\/2180\/9347\/files\/9781786588814.jpg?v=1791115032","url":"https:\/\/mountfloridabooks.com\/products\/9781786588814","provider":"Mount Florida Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}