{"product_id":"open-throat-1","title":"Open Throat","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eShortlisted for the James Tait Black Prize for Fiction\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e''An instant classic'' - \u003ci\u003eTHE GUARDIAN\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e''A bloody masterpiece.'' - MELISSA BRODER, author of \u003ci\u003eTHE PISCES\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e''Witty, emotional and gripping, \u003ci\u003eOpen Throat\u003c\/i\u003e is a short but savage thrill ride'' - \u003ci\u003eTHE INDEPENDENT\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e''\u003ci\u003eOpen Throat\u003c\/i\u003e is Bret Easton Ellis meets mountain lion in the Hollywood Hills . . . it already has people talking'' - \u003ci\u003eTHE SUNDAY TIMES\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eI’ve never eaten a person but today I might . . .\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA queer and dangerously hungry mountain lion lives in the drought-devastated land under the Hollywood sign. Fascinated by the voices around them, the lion spends their days protecting a nearby homeless encampment, observing hikers complain about their trauma and, in quiet moments, grappling with the complexities of their own identity.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWhen a man-made fire engulfs the encampment, the lion is forced from the hills down into the city the hikers call ''ellay''. As they confront a carousel of temptations and threats, the lion takes us on a tour that spans the cruel inequalities of Los Angeles. But even when salvation finally seems within reach, they are forced to face down the ultimate question: do they want to eat a person, or become one?\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e''\u003ci\u003eOpen Throat \u003c\/i\u003eis what fiction should be.'' - \u003ci\u003eTHE NEW YORK TIMES BOOK REVIEW\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e''A blinding spotlight beam of a book that I was completely unable and unwilling to put down.'' - Catherine Lacey, author of \u003ci\u003ePew\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eNamed a Most Anticipated Book by \u003ci\u003eThe New York Times\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eELLE\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eVanity Fair\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eBuzzfeed\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003ei-D\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eBoston Globe\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eNylon\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eAlta\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eShondaland\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eChicago Review of Books\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003ePhiladelphia Inquirer\u003c\/i\u003e, and Literary Hub.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"MediaPlace","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57305810665854,"sku":"NW9781035007752","price":14.95,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1379\/1261\/files\/9781035007752.jpg?v=1778577179","url":"https:\/\/mediaplace.com\/en-eu\/products\/open-throat-1","provider":"MediaPlace","version":"1.0","type":"link"}