{"product_id":"9780385696173","title":"Once More, With Feeling","description":"\u003cb\u003eCalling to mind smart, deadpan and unrepentant novels such as\u003ci\u003e The New Me\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eMy Year of Rest and Relaxation\u003c\/i\u003e, Sophie McCreesh's distinctive and arresting debut novel is about a young woman veering towards self-destruction.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eOnce More, With Feeling\u003c\/i\u003e follows Jane, an artist navigating her closest relationships while fixating on her own perceived failures and self-imposed isolation. When Jane receives a student grant to attend a workshop in London, England, she sees the opportunity to leave her tedious life behind and start anew, bringing along her new friend Kitty, who Jane will not admit she has little in common with other than a shared appreciation for boxed wine and various other drugs. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn London, Jane struggles to improve both her craft and her mindset while Kitty thrives, and a once exciting trip abroad transforms the already uneven dynamic of their friendship, leaving Jane feeling more withdrawn than ever. As her increasingly destructive behaviour gets in the way of her artistic ambitions, her most important relationships--those with Kitty, her absent lover Richard and a discredited therapist named Anna--begin to deteriorate as Jane starts to examine her growing dependence on substances.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eDarkly funny, piercing and tender, \u003ci\u003eOnce More, With Feeling\u003c\/i\u003e is a portrait of a detached young woman trapped in the perils of self-loathing and addiction, who is searching for originality in an age of profound social disconnection and anxiety.","brand":"Sophie McCreesh (CA)","offers":[{"title":"Doubleday Canada |  Hardback  |  2021-08-24","offer_id":44151409344767,"sku":"9780385696173","price":25.0,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0329\/9075\/7001\/products\/BNCImageAPI_b4e0b87d-95fe-4f77-acad-a62b2c6f7435.jpg?v=1634794362","url":"https:\/\/riverbookshop.com\/products\/9780385696173","provider":"River Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}