{"product_id":"natural-disaster-by-lisa-owens-9780349020242","title":"Natural Disaster","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e'I absolutely loved it . . . Funny, dark, absurd, pin-sharp, insightful, propulsive, unputdownable' \u003cb\u003eNINA STIBBE\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e'Hilarious, brilliant, utterly exhilarating' \u003cb\u003eMONICA ALI\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e'Eminently readable, recognisable and reassuring. It's fantastic' \u003cb\u003eJESSIE BURTON\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e'Lisa Owens asks what it is to be a mother - and this is the answer. I absolutely loved it' \u003cb\u003eLUCY DIAMOND\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e'Very funny and very, very relatable' \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eSTYLIST\u003c\/i\u003e, 2026 BEST FICTION PICKS\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e'A thunderously good novel' \u003cb\u003eNATHAN FILER\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eOne perfect day. A million catastrophes.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eFor weeks, she has been saying it will be their special day. One last, perfect day with her children before she returns to work after maternity leave.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eWhat's the worst that can happen?\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eUnfolding across 24 hours, \u003ci\u003eNatural Disaster\u003c\/i\u003e is a propulsive, darkly funny and sharply observed novel about the absurd, frustrating, hilarious, precarious, bittersweet, sometimes astonishing challenge - literal, existential - of being a woman, a mother, a wife, a person for one single, entire day.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e'Heartbreakingly astute and wincingly relatable, \u003ci\u003eNatural Disaster\u003c\/i\u003e is also the funniest novel I've read in years' \u003cb\u003eCLAIRE POWELL, author of \u003ci\u003eAt the Table\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e'Brilliant and funny and all so searingly, hilariously true. A genuinely dazzling novel. And there is so much love in it too' \u003cb\u003eDAVID WHITEHOUSE, author of \u003ci\u003eSaltwater Mansions\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e'Destined to become a classic' \u003cb\u003eJESSICA STANLEY, author of \u003ci\u003eCONSIDER YOURSELF KISSED\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e'I loved it. What a perfect depiction of early motherhood, womanhood, and love' \u003cb\u003eOLIVIA POTTS, author of \u003ci\u003eA Half Baked Idea\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e'I absolutely adored it. A masterfully drawn portrait of modern motherhood, hilarious and harrowing by turns' \u003cb\u003eEMMA HUGHES, author of \u003ci\u003eIt's Complicated\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e'Generous, funny, heartbreaking and clever - a parenting caper with profound emotional clarity. I loved it' \u003cb\u003eLIZZY STEWART, author of \u003ci\u003eAlison\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Hachette Aotearoa New Zealand","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47361148453100,"sku":"9780349020242","price":37.99,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/ff423d2e61152e9cf5f332b9bef41e6e.jpg?v=1772933835","url":"https:\/\/bookhero.co.nz\/products\/natural-disaster-by-lisa-owens-9780349020242","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}