{"title":"Holly Pester","description":"\u003cp\u003eHolly Pester’s works offer a rich exploration of contemporary life, weaving delicate narratives that linger in the spaces between memory and emotion. Her novels often unfold in charming settings such as quaint cafés, inviting readers to savour the subtle rhythms of everyday encounters and personal revelations.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eBlending elements of \u003cem\u003eArts \u0026amp; Culture\u003c\/em\u003e with nuanced storytelling, Pester’s fiction invites contemplation on human connection and the stories hidden within ordinary lives. Her writing captures the quiet complexities of relationships with warmth and insight, making each book a thoughtful journey into the heart of modern experience.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"the-lodgers-by-holly-pester-9781783789832","title":"The Lodgers","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e“What it said to me was that I was here again, I was back, back from the great nowhere of somewhere else, returned, all too officially, to the whereabouts of Moffa.”\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eAfter a year away, a woman arrives back in her hometown to keep an eye on her wayward mother, Moffa. Living in a precarious sub-let, she is always on edge, anticipating a visit from the landlord or the arrival of the other resident. But her thoughts also drift back to the rented room she has just left, now occupied by a new lodger she has never met, but whose imagined navigations within the house and home become her fascination.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThe minor dramas of temporary living are prised open and ransacked in Holly Pester's irreverent reckoning with those who house us. This is a story about what it means to live and love within and outside of family structures. It is also a stunning first novel from a writer already hailed as one of the best poets of her generation.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Lodgers\u003c\/em\u003e is an introspective journey that illustrates the complexities of home and belonging, making it an unforgettable debut.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Allen \u0026 Unwin","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46717480403180,"sku":"9781783789832","price":39.99,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/2513153482823.jpg?v=1754463527"},{"product_id":"cafes-by-holly-pester-9781804272022","title":"Cafés","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWelcome to \u003cem\u003eCafés\u003c\/em\u003e! Somewhere to eat and forget about work, where we can meet friends and not think about love, where we can meet lovers and be too nervous to eat. In Holly Pester's unique lyric, the café becomes a structure of fantasy and language exploring life at the pressurized edges.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eIt becomes a form—a canto or a verse—unearthing what this space promises us in terms of freedom and thought, and what it holds back. In each iteration, the café remakes itself through the people who pass through it. A worker tries to run a café franchise. A lover sits in the corner, waiting. A woman mourns a friendship while contemplating age and childlessness. An artist tries to launch an art café and hosts an open mic.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eBoth a stylish political intervention and an elegy for communal space, Holly Pester's newest collection reaffirms her as one of the most exciting poets of our time.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Allen \u0026 Unwin Aotearoa New Zealand","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48021961965804,"sku":"9781804272022","price":29.99,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/9781804272022-caf-s.jpg?v=1785284877"}],"url":"https:\/\/bookhero.live\/collections\/holly-pester.oembed","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}