{"product_id":"mislaid-by-nell-zink","title":"'Mislaid' by Nell Zink","description":"\u003ch4 data-start=\"57\" data-end=\"411\"\u003eA novel that looks like social comedy but behaves like sabotage.\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"57\" data-end=\"411\"\u003e\u003cem data-start=\"134\" data-end=\"143\"\u003eMislaid\u003c\/em\u003e moves through race, class, sexuality, and American liberal self-mythology with a deliberately unstable tone, using farce and misdirection to unsettle the reader’s moral footing. Zink’s prose is agile and exacting, refusing sentiment even when the material invites it.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"413\" data-end=\"725\"\u003eIdentities slide, categories fail, and good intentions falter. It belongs to a lineage of novels that use humour to sizzle the mood and it rewards readers who are comfortable with discomfort, ambiguity, and narrative play.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"bower studio","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44048329867347,"sku":null,"price":14.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0689\/0268\/2707\/files\/Untitleddesign-2026-02-11T155021.465.png?v=1770785434","url":"https:\/\/bowerbooks.com\/products\/mislaid-by-nell-zink","provider":"bower books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}