{"product_id":"man-or-mango-a-lament-paperback","title":"Man or Mango?: A Lament - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eLucy Ellmann\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eBy the Booker-shortlisted author of \u003ci\u003eDucks, Newburyport\u003c\/i\u003e, a formally madcap and prescient novel about men (and women), mangos (and bees), and modern love. \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eReclusive Eloïse lives with her cats and her cello in an English country cottage, privately building a case against men, women, the Queen, Nazi list-makers, fluorescent lighting, her ex-flatmate Howard, nuclear bombs, and toilet-roll-holder manufacturers. She has a real thing about giant pumpkin growers too. George is an American poet, recently arrived in the UK. Struggling to finish an epic poem on ice hockey, he plays a lot of pinball and gets chased around by his students. Lost, lonely, and in love, he and Eloïse really should be together, yet it seems they may never meet up...\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBut \u003cem\u003eMan or Mango?\u003c\/em\u003e is more than a lament for unrequited transatlantic romance. Funny and furious, it is a scathing, searing, rollicking and vertiginous reflection on life and love in a belligerent world. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eLucy Ellmann \u003c\/b\u003ewas born in the US but now lives in Scotland. She advises other American women to do the same. Her first novel, \u003cem\u003eSweet Desserts\u003c\/em\u003e, won the Guardian Fiction Prize. Her latest, \u003cem\u003e Ducks, Newburyport\u003c\/em\u003e, won the Goldsmiths Prize and the James Tait Black Memorial Prize for Fiction. This was mighty generous of everybody but, really, \u003ci\u003eall wealth\u003c\/i\u003e should be in the hands of women\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 224\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.55 x 5.2 x 8.19 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e November 08, 2022\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51766253388064,"sku":"9781771964951","price":16.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/d9592683e3889504359c4f7061e77bcf.webp?v=1780288332","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/man-or-mango-a-lament-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}