{"product_id":"disappoint-me-by-nicola-dinan-9781804994665","title":"Disappoint Me","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA voice-driven, funny and poignant exploration of millennial angst, race, trans panic, and the allure of bougie domesticity, \u003cem\u003eDisappoint Me\u003c\/em\u003e will delight and provoke readers in equal measure.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eA funny, moving and poignant exploration of modern romance and the allure of domesticity from the Polari-prize-winning author of \u003cem\u003eBellies\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eChosen as a 'Best Book of 2025' by \u003cem\u003eCosmopolitan\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eMarie Claire\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eStylist\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eElle\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eDazed\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eVogue\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eAnOther\u003c\/em\u003e, and \u003cem\u003eGQ\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e'One of the UK's most perceptive young novelists with her finger firmly on the pulse of contemporary behaviour'\u003c\/em\u003e – \u003cem\u003eGuardian\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e'Riveting, funny and devastating'\u003c\/em\u003e – Shon Faye, bestselling author of \u003cem\u003eThe Transgender Issue\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eMax didn't mean to fall for Vincent – a corporate lawyer and hobby baker whose trad friendship group are a world away from her life as a trans woman. But after years of bad dates and dysphoria, he's a breath of fresh air. Their connection seems genuine, his care feels real.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eBut Vincent is carrying his own baggage. On his gap year in Thailand a decade prior, he vies for the attention of a gorgeous traveller, Alex, with secrets of her own. Is Vincent really the new face of the Enlightened Man, or will the ghosts of his past sabotage his and Max's happiness?\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eDisappoint Me\u003c\/em\u003e is an incisive reckoning with forgiveness and the complexity of modern relationships, told with Nicola Dinan's trademark wit and heart.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Penguin Random House NZ","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47269568545004,"sku":"9781804994665","price":28.0,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/e8591ffc219a460441b97b334e2c0f38.jpg?v=1769986504","url":"https:\/\/bookhero.co.nz\/products\/disappoint-me-by-nicola-dinan-9781804994665","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}