{"product_id":"lack-book-author-conversation","title":"Lack — Book Author Conversation","description":"\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003eShe’s in her thirties. Her partner wants children. She’s undecided. There’s already so much else for her to wrestle with: the death of her mother, a sexual assault, an all consuming affair with an older actor. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s2\"\u003e\u003ci\u003eLack\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003e is a beautifully observed novel about grief, motherhood, the pressure to move forward - and all the ways that the past keeps showing up uninvited.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003eCecilia Knapp is a poet and novelist. Awarded the Young People's Laureate for London 2020–21, she was shortlisted for the 2022 Forward Prize and won the Ruth Rendell Award. Her debut poetry collection \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s2\"\u003e\u003ci\u003ePeach Pig\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003e was an Observer book of the month. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s2\"\u003e\u003ci\u003eLack\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003e is her second book.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003eMonday, July 20 - 6.30pm - Author in conv. with Michael Donkor\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Salted Books Lisbon","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54394903200090,"sku":null,"price":0.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0987\/8398\/6010\/files\/JULYLATEevents_c4c8d634-69d3-4b4a-b635-7220171d289b.jpg?v=1783343775","url":"https:\/\/saltedbookslisbon.com\/products\/lack-book-author-conversation","provider":"Salted Books Lisbon","version":"1.0","type":"link"}