{"product_id":"9781803513577","title":"Ablutions","description":"Author(s): deWitt, Patrick, \u003cbr\u003e Binding: Paperback, \u003cbr\u003e Date of Publication: 09\/04\/2026,\u003cbr\u003e Pagination: 176 pages,\u003cbr\u003e Series: Granta Shorts, \u003cbr\u003eImprint: Granta Books,\u003cbr\u003e Published By: GRANTA BOOKS\u003cp\u003e ,\u003cbr\u003e Book Classification: Modern \u0026amp; contemporary fiction (post c 1945),\u003cbr\u003e Dimensions: 128 x 198 x 13\u003cbr\u003e ISBN13\/EAN\/SKU: 9781803513577\u003c\/p\u003e\u003chr\u003e\u003cp\u003e'An instant classic' DazedA nameless barman tends a decaying bar in Hollywood and takes notes for a book about his clientele. Initially, he is morbidly amused by watching the regulars roll in and fall into their nightly oblivion, pitying them and their loneliness. In hopes of uncovering their secrets and motives, he establishes tentative friendships with them. He also knocks back pills indiscriminately and treats himself to gallons of Jameson's.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBut as his tenure at the bar continues, he begins to lose himself, trapped by addiction and indecision. When his wife leaves him, he embarks on a series of squalidly random sexual encounters and a downward spiral of self-damage and irrational violence. To cleanse himself and save his soul, he attempts to escape...\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"deWitt, Patrick","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56501358428546,"sku":"9781803513577","price":9.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0568\/2180\/9347\/files\/9781803513577_3a3f28df-30a5-452f-a10a-20f1ae5826cd.jpg?v=1775908755","url":"https:\/\/mountfloridabooks.com\/products\/9781803513577","provider":"Mount Florida Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}