{"product_id":"licorice-by-bridget-penney","title":"‘Licorice’ by Bridget Penney","description":"\u003ch4\u003e\n\u003cspan\u003eBridget Penney's \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003eLicorice\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e follows a group of people involved in the making of a film, yet, as production unfolds, the distinction between what is being staged and what is actually happening becomes difficult to maintain.\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePenney's writing is conversational, restless and sharply attentive to the ways people interpret one another. Through discussions of camera angles, sets, performances and the practical absurdities of production, the novel explores questions of creative authority, emotional dependency and the stories people construct around themselves. Its characters are frequently uncertain of what they want, or whether their explanations bear much resemblance to their actions.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003enovel \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003ealso \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003edraws \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eon \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eBritish \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003efolk \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003ehorror, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eparticularly \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003ethe \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003elegend \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eof \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eNan \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eKemp, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003ewhose \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eviolent \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003ehistory \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003ethe \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003efilmmakers \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eattempt \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eto \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003ereconstruct. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePenney \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003euses \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003ethe \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003econventions \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eof \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003ethe \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003egenre \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eto \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eexamine \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003ewho \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003egets \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eto \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003etell \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003ea \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003estory, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003ewhose \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eversion \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003ebecomes \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eauthoritative, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eand \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003ehow \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eeasily \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003ethe \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003esupposedly \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003edistant \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003ehorrors \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eof \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003ethe \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003epast \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003ebecome \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eentangled \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003ewith \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003ethose \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eof \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003ethe \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003epresent. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eEdition \/ Condition: Book Works, 2020. First edition paperback, published as the inaugural title in the Interstices series, in a limited edition of 1,000 copies. Illustrated cover, with an experimental typographic insert. Good to very good condition, with light signs of handling.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"bower studio","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":67931128201299,"sku":null,"price":25.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0689\/0268\/2707\/files\/CopyofCopyofCopyofhowtodestroythefutureinstagramassets_30.png?v=1793061983","url":"https:\/\/bowerbooks.com\/products\/licorice-by-bridget-penney","provider":"bower books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}