{"title":"Cecilia Knapp","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCecilia Knapp\u003c\/strong\u003e crafts stories that delve into the subtleties of everyday life with a keen eye for detail and emotional depth. Her works, such as \u003cem\u003eLack\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003ePeach Pig\u003c\/em\u003e, blend evocative prose with rich characterisation, inviting readers to explore the nuances of human connection and personal transformation.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eRooted in themes of contemporary life and cultural reflection, Knapp’s writing gracefully navigates the intersections of art, identity, and family. These novels appeal to readers seeking thoughtful narratives that resonate with both heart and mind within the realms of general fiction and arts \u0026amp; culture.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"peach-pig-by-cecilia-knapp-9781472156815","title":"Peach Pig","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eCecilia Knapp is a great writer. I love her\u003c\/b\u003e — KAE TEMPEST\n\n\u003cp\u003eIn her devastatingly powerful debut collection, Cecilia Knapp examines the experience of motherlessness and its lasting impact, as well as the lessons passed between generations of women.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThese poems explore women's complicated relationship with their bodies, with sex, and with shame as she traverses the violence of romantic love, but also employs humour and mischief, a wry reclaiming of power.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eWe hear stories of a challenging childhood in a seaside town, a girl growing up, getting out and reckoning with the guilt of being 'one of these people now.'\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThe collection also offers a look at Knapp's close relationship with her older brother, his struggles with addiction and, eventually, his death. With tenderness, she remembers him and unpacks the unique grief that comes after a suicide.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003ePeach Pig\u003c\/i\u003e is a candid and unflinching look at loss, an attempt to find a language for it. It grapples with feelings of anxiety, insecurity and displaced anger; but it is also a collection full of dreams, hope and vibrant persistence, a willingness to question and to carry on.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Hachette Aotearoa New Zealand","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47426977693932,"sku":"9781472156815","price":24.99,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/9781472156815.jpg?v=1774767749"},{"product_id":"lack-by-cecilia-knapp-9780008827892","title":"Lack","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCecilia Knapp beautifully captures the experience of contemporary womanhood in this lyrical and insightful novel. A genuine triumph\u003c\/strong\u003e — ELIZA CLARK\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePoignant to the bone. \u003cem\u003eLack\u003c\/em\u003e is both masterfully, poetically complex and beautifully easy to read\u003c\/strong\u003e — GEMMA CAIRNEY\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eIn the quiet, lonely hours of the middle of the night, a woman scrolls social media on her phone. Babies are everywhere. All her friends seem to have one. But she is full of doubt – just the creep sniffing at the window. How can she consider the enormity of new life when the world outside is burning?\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eBesides, there’s something wrong in her body. She can feel it: pain, a constant dull ache she is too frightened to investigate.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eAnd then there’s something darker, pulsing beneath the surface, threatening to catch up with her. Hers is a life deeply affected by grief and chaos; the death of her mother, a long-buried sexual assault, and a drawn-out affair with a married actor of middling fame and maximum ego – full of glamour, hedonism, obsession and control.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eIs it possible to rebuild, when all you feel is lack?\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e––-\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA stunning poet and an equally gorgeous storyteller. I love everything Cecilia Knapp writes\u003c\/strong\u003e — HOLLIE MCNISH\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCecilia Knapp is a great writer. I love her\u003c\/strong\u003e — KAE TEMPEST\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eI really love Cecilia’s writing. It's sharp. Cuts to the quick. And offers my favourite thing, a real insight into the minds of women and all the things we don't often get to say out loud\u003c\/strong\u003e — SALMA EL-WARDANY\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Arotahi Agency","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47618948759788,"sku":"9780008827892","price":29.99,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/9780008827892-lack.jpg?v=1778558066"}],"url":"https:\/\/bookhero.co.nz\/collections\/cecilia-knapp.oembed","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}