{"product_id":"what-its-like-in-words-hardcover","title":"What It's Like in Words - Hardcover","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eEliza Moss\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eEliza Moss's intoxicating debut novel is a dark, intense, and compelling account of what happens when a young woman falls in love with the wrong kind of man.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eEnola is approaching 30 and everything feels like \u003ci\u003ea lot. \u003c\/i\u003eThe boxes aren't ticked and she feels adrift in a way she thought she would have beaten by now. She wants to be a writer but can't finish a first draft; she romanticizes her childhood but won't speak to her mother; she has never been in a serious relationship but yearns to be one half of a couple that DIYs together at the weekends. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eEnter: enigmatic writer. Enola falls in love and starts to dream about their perfect future: the wedding, the publishing deals, the house in Stoke Newington. But the reality is far from perfect. He's distant. But she's a Cool Girl, she doesn't need to hear from him every day. He hangs out with his ex. But she's a Cool Girl, she's not insecure. Is she? He has dark moods. But he's a creative, that's part of his 'process'. Her best friend begs her to end it, but Enola can't. She's a Cool Girl. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eShe might feel like she's going crazy at times, but she wants him. She needs him. She would die without him...That's what love is, isn't it? Over the next twenty-four hours (and two years), everything that Enola thinks she knows is about to unravel, and she has to think again about how she sees love, family, and friendship and--most importantly--herself. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWith notes of \u003ci\u003eFleabag \u003c\/i\u003e\u0026amp;\u003ci\u003e I May Destroy You\u003c\/i\u003e but with the sparseness and emotional accuracy of writers like Ali Smith and Lily King, \u003ci\u003eWhat It's Like in Words\u003c\/i\u003e is a close examination of what it means to experience the intense emotional uncertainty of first love.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eEliza Moss \u003c\/b\u003eis the pseudonym for Sarah Moss, a London-based actor, and singer. She double majored at the University of Manchester, gaining a first class degree in English literature, and studied method acting at the Lee Strasberg Theatre and Film Institute in New York. In 2021 she completed the Curtis Brown Creative three-month novel-writing course. \u003ci\u003eWhat It's Like in Words\u003c\/i\u003e is her first novel.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 320\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.07 x 9.49 x 6.44 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e December 03, 2024\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51755552309536,"sku":"9781250355058","price":28.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/8753efe79c2db4318241c2f8bed7ecbb.webp?v=1780061997","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/what-its-like-in-words-hardcover","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}