{"product_id":"liars-dictionary","title":"Liars Dictionary","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA WINNER OF THE 2021 BETTY TRASK AWARDS\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eSHORTLISTED FOR THE DESMOND ELLIOTT PRIZE 2021\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e_\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e_________________________\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e''Joyous'' \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003eSPECTATOR\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e''Remarkable'' \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003eSUNDAY TIMES\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e''A playful delight... A glorious novel'' \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003eOBSERVER\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eSwansby''s New Encyclopaedic Dictionary\u003c\/i\u003e is riddled with fictitious entries known as \u003ci\u003emountweazels\u003c\/i\u003e penned by Peter Winceworth, a man wishing to make his lasting mark back in 1899. It''s up to young intern Mallory to uncover these mountweazels before the dictionary can be digitised for modern readers.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eLost in Winceworth''s imagination - a world full of meaningless words - will Mallory finally discover the secret to living a meaningful life?\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e_\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e_________________________\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e''\u003cb\u003eMade me almost tearful with gratitude that a book as clever as this could give such uncomplicated pleasure\u003c\/b\u003e ... \u003cb\u003eAnd when you find a book like this, you grab it, and you hold it close\u003c\/b\u003e.'' JOHN SELF\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e''\u003cb\u003eA delight \u003c\/b\u003e... \u003cb\u003eAs funny and vivid as Dickens, as moving and memorable as Nabokov ... An extraordinarily large-hearted work\u003c\/b\u003e.'' \u003ci\u003eTHE CRITIC\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e''\u003cb\u003eDeft and clever, refreshing and rewarding\u003c\/b\u003e ... \u003cb\u003eAn assured and satisfying writer, her language rich and intricate and her characters rounded enough to be sympathetic and lampoonist enough to be terribly funny\u003c\/b\u003e.'' \u003ci\u003eLITERARY REVIEW\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e''[The] most exciting of young British writers ... Williams luxuriates in words and wordplay, in definition and precision and invention ...\u003ci\u003eThe Liar''s Dictionary\u003c\/i\u003e is a public joy, and Eley Williams a free-spirited literary kook with bags of potential\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e.''\u003c\/b\u003e \u003ci\u003eBIG ISSUE\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e''A singular, hilarious, word-drunk novel, which I suspect will be seen in the future as a classic\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e comic novel.''\u003c\/b\u003e DAVID HAYDEN, \u003ci\u003eIRISH TIMES\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e''\u003ci\u003eThe Liar''s Dictionary\u003c\/i\u003e is the book I was longing for ... Positively intoxicated with the joy and wonder of language ... Eley Williams brings erudition and playfulness - and lovely sweetness - to every page\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e.''\u003c\/b\u003e BENJAMIN DREYER,\u003ci\u003e New York Times \u003c\/i\u003ebestselling author of\u003ci\u003e DREYER''S ENGLISH\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e''This tale of lexical intrigues is an absolute joy to read! It''s gloriously inventive and playful, \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003ebut with just the right amount of heart.'' \u003c\/b\u003eLUCY SCHOLES\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"MediaPlace","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57315361685886,"sku":"NW9781786090591","price":11.95,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1379\/1261\/files\/9781786090591.jpg?v=1778689013","url":"https:\/\/mediaplace.com\/en-eu\/products\/liars-dictionary","provider":"MediaPlace","version":"1.0","type":"link"}