{"product_id":"cocksure-by-mordecai-richler","title":"'Cocksure' by Mordecai Richler","description":"\u003ch4 data-start=\"0\" data-end=\"550\"\u003e\n\u003cem data-start=\"140\" data-end=\"150\"\u003eCocksure\u003c\/em\u003e follows a young boy navigating school, family, and the strange, humiliating rituals of growing up, where bravado and confusion sit right beside each other.\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"0\" data-end=\"550\"\u003eThe episodes feel loosely strung together rather than tightly plotted, but that’s the point: it moves like memory does, jumping between moments of embarrassment, small victories, and the breakdawn moments of how the world actually works.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"552\" data-end=\"926\"\u003eIt's funny, but never soft. Richler has no interest in nostalgia; he’s more concerned with the early formation of ego, masculinity, and social performance, and how quickly those things calcify. It reads almost like a rehearsal for the adult characters he’d go on to write: insecure, performative, occasionally ridiculous, but always recognisable.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"552\" data-end=\"926\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHardback first edition (c. late 1960s; copyright 1968). Dust jacket present but visibly worn with creasing and edge wear; boards sound. Internally clean.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"bower studio","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44421566758995,"sku":null,"price":30.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0689\/0268\/2707\/files\/Untitleddesign-2026-04-10T140441.887.png?v=1775793892","url":"https:\/\/bowerbooks.com\/products\/cocksure-by-mordecai-richler","provider":"bower books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}