{"product_id":"9781841952079","title":"Misadventures","description":"\u003cp\u003ePart memoir, part comic monologue, this is an ensemble of mishaps and anecdotes that, taken together, reveals the ups and downs of one woman's life. Relentlessly self-deprecating, Sylvia Smith's diary at first seems to relay the humdrum, everydayness of living, yet it steadily gains momentum as a darker undertone gathers force. Interspersed between humorous tales of first-date disasters and \"get-rich-quick\" schemes gone awry, the reader is thrown off-balance by the loss of sexual innocence and a pervading sense of loneliness. As Sylvia stumbles from one temporary job to another, and through a variety of furnished flats, her deadpan delivery is shot through with moments of sandpaper-dry wit.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Canongate Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47062179315952,"sku":"9781841952079","price":19.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781841952079_p0.jpg?v=1763741151","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781841952079","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}