{"product_id":"pretty-ugly-by-kirsty-gunn-9781990048890","title":"Pretty Ugly","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003ePretty Ugly\u003c\/em\u003e by Kirsty Gunn is the inaugural title in a new series of short story collections from Landfall Tauraka and Otago University Press, celebrating the art of short fiction in Aotearoa New Zealand.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eContradictions, misunderstandings, oppositions, enigmas, provocations, challenges - these messy troubles are the stuff of life. In \u003cem\u003ePretty Ugly\u003c\/em\u003e, Gunn reminds us of her unparalleled acumen in handling ambiguity and complication, which are essential grist to the storyteller's mill.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThese 13 stories, set in New Zealand and in the UK, are a testament to Gunn's unrivalled ability to look directly into the troubled human heart and draw out what dwells there. Gunn's is a steady, unflinching gaze. In this collection, Gunn practises 'reading and writing ugly' to pursue the deeper (and frequently uncomfortable) truths that lie under the surface, at the core of both human imagination and human rationality.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eEach story is an exquisite, thorn-sharp bouquet.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Unknown","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46721160216812,"sku":"9781990048890","price":35.0,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/dcfba7328b196a6b367b1ec39086c4f4.jpg?v=1754914655","url":"https:\/\/bookhero.live\/products\/pretty-ugly-by-kirsty-gunn-9781990048890","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}