{"product_id":"9781453288214","title":"Reversed Forecast","description":"\u003cb\u003eThe first novel by the acclaimed, brilliantly unconventional Nicola Barker, prize-winning author of \u003ci\u003eThe Yips\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eReversed Forecast\u003c\/i\u003e is a vivid snapshot of pre-gentrification London and a tale of finding love in less-than-scenic places. Chance meetings between its cast of inimitably odd individuals—Ruby, the betting-shop cashier; violently disturbed (and disturbing) Vincent; Samantha, the would-be cabaret singer; and Little Buttercup, the never-quite-made-it greyhound—result in the unlikeliest of couples. There’s always the risk that it could all be disastrous as characters try—or don’t try—to make winning combinations. But as Ruby, the story’s soft-centered heroine, observes: “Losing, that’s the whole point of the gamble.”\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eDazzling, gritty, and surprising, \u003ci\u003eReversed Forecast\u003c\/i\u003e is the uniquely entertaining first novel by Nicola Barker, previously shortlisted for the Man Booker Prize and winner of the Hawthornden Prize and IMPAC Dublin Literary Award. “Beautifully rendered—well written, clear and revelatory.” —\u003ci\u003eThe Times\u003c\/i\u003e (London) “A capital fairy tale.” —\u003ci\u003eThe Guardian\u003c\/i\u003e  “A strange and wonderful novel.” —\u003ci\u003eThe Sunday Times\u003c\/i\u003e (London) “An imaginative lowlife tale, told with acuteness and verve.” —\u003ci\u003eThe Literary Review\u003c\/i\u003e Nicola Barker’s eight previous novels include \u003ci\u003eDarkmans\u003c\/i\u003e (short-listed for the 2007 Man Booker and Ondaatje prizes, and winner of the Hawthornden Prize), \u003ci\u003eWide Open\u003c\/i\u003e (winner of the 2000 International IMPAC Dublin Literary Award), and \u003ci\u003eClear\u003c\/i\u003e (long-listed for the Man Booker Prize in 2004). She has also written two prize-winning collections of short stories, and her work has been translated into more than twenty languages. She lives in East London.    \u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Open Road Media","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47161241010416,"sku":"9781453288214","price":17.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781453288214_p0.jpg?v=1763847631","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781453288214","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}