{"product_id":"no-neat-endings-by-dominic-carew-9781925227611","title":"No Neat Endings","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA young man can't make love. A pedantic father spots a blemish in his new shorts and returns to the shop to demand their exchange. A girl rocks up to a Tinder date wearing a helmet.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eIn nineteen short stories, \u003ci\u003eNo Neat Endings\u003c\/i\u003e pits its characters against the challenges of modern life, sex, love, work, and the world. A man observes his brother's rise to comic stardom with envy and angst. A father faces his fortieth with mortal paranoia. A friend returns from Brazil to become embroiled in a drug-fuelled romp in a share house.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eIt doesn't work out. For so many of the characters in these stories, it doesn't end well. They succumb to their own vices, impulses, and insecurities. They have, more often than not, only themselves to blame.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eHalf tragedy, half comedy, this collection announces a fresh new voice in Australian writing.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eNo Neat Endings\u003c\/i\u003e as a whole remains a strong meditation on masculinity in Australia and its many fault lines.' - Nathan Smith, \u003ci\u003eBooks+Publishing\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Hachette Aotearoa New Zealand","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46713185370348,"sku":"9781925227611","price":34.99,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/12601443482873.jpg?v=1754320151","url":"https:\/\/bookhero.co.nz\/products\/no-neat-endings-by-dominic-carew-9781925227611","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}