{"product_id":"9781573228589","title":"Speaking with the Angel","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eNick Hornby…Giles Smith…Helen Fielding…Roddy Doyle…Irvine Welsh…Zadie Smith…Dave Eggers…Robert Harris…Melissa Bank…Patrick Marber…Colin Firth…John O’Farrell\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCompiled by bestselling author Nick Hornby and featuring brand new stories from the hottest writers on both sides of the Atlantic, \u003cb\u003eSpeaking with the Angel\u003c\/b\u003e is a fresh and funny collection that is sure to be the literary anthology of the year.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHere is a book that was inspired by a very special boy and a very special school. Some money from each copy of \u003cb\u003eSpeaking with the Angel\u003c\/b\u003e sold will benefit autism education charities around the world, including The Treehouse School in London, where Nick’s son Danny is a student, and the New York Child Learning Institute here in the States. This project is truly a labor of love for Hornby and the other writers involved, many of whom are Nick’s friends.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThese original first-person narratives come from the most exciting voices in fiction. Melissa Bank gives readers a glimpse into the mind of a modern New Yorker whose still-new relationship is a constant source of surprise in “The Wonder Spot.” In Zadie Smith’s “I’m the Only One,” a young man recalls his strained relationship with his diva-esque sister. Dave Egger’s “After I Was Thrown in the River and Before I Drowned,” is told from the viewpoint of an unfortunate pit bull. Helen Fielding offers up a new twist on I’ve fallen and I can’t get up in “Luckybitch.” And in Nick Hornby’s “NippleJesus,” a bruiser finds out that guarding modern art is far more hazardous than controlling the velvet ropes at a nightclub. \u003cb\u003eSpeaking with the Angel\u003c\/b\u003e also includes stories from Roddy Doyle, Irvine Welsh, Colin Firth, John O’Farrell, Robert Harris, Patrick Marber, and Giles Smith. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTwelve completely new stories, written by twelve undeniably imaginative voices. \u003cb\u003eSpeaking with the Angel\u003c\/b\u003e is at turns clever, outrageous, witty, edgy, tender, and wicked. This is what they meant by original.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Penguin Publishing Group","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47050521346288,"sku":"9781573228589","price":15.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781573228589_p0.jpg?v=1763794455","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781573228589","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}