{"product_id":"9781786589019","title":"Peck \u0026 Peck","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe number one bestselling author of global sensation \u003ci\u003eLESSONS IN CHEMISTRY\u003c\/i\u003e returns.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Charming, uplifting, soulful, and original' KRISTIN HANNAH, bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eThe Women\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'A brilliant satire that's full of humor and heart' MEG MASON, bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eSorrow and Bliss\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePeck \u0026amp; Peck\u003c\/i\u003e is the irresistible story of a young man whose life is turned upside down when he is hired by the most prestigious, secretive and dysfunctional poetry journal in the world: the renowned Peck \u0026amp; Peck . . .\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIt's 1982, New York City. Crime is on the rise, muggings are in the streets, and Batter Gray, recent college graduate with a skill that no one wants - an 'ear' for poetry - is worried about his future. While all his friends have real jobs, he's folding T-shirts at the Gap. As for love? No. Not unless you count Sallie Mae, the student loan tyrant. He hears from Sallie all the time.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBut when Batter gets a dream job at Peck \u0026amp; Peck, the most prestigious poetry quarterly in the world, his life moves into the literary fast lane. Soon Batter is knee-deep in the secret war between the two Editors in Chief, the famous Peck brothers - twins and enemies - as well as being privy to the private affairs of their thirty-nine editors, whose professed mission is the same: Find originality. Reward creativity. Burn the rest. And by 'burn', they mean incinerate.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBecause at Peck \u0026amp; Peck, 'good' isn't good enough, 'interesting' doesn't cut it, plagiarists aren't tolerated, and parolees run the mailroom. Still want to submit your poem? Go with God.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWelcome to a dazzling and unforgettable novel from Bonnie Garmus, author of \u003ci\u003eLessons in Chemistry\u003c\/i\u003e. Original, brilliantly funny and peopled with unforgettable characters, \u003ci\u003ePeck \u0026amp; Peck \u003c\/i\u003eis both a passionate ode to the written word and a heartwarming exploration of all that makes us human.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Manilla","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57642856251765,"sku":"9781786589019","price":22.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/goldenharebooks.com\/products\/9781786589019","provider":"Golden Hare Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}