{"product_id":"real-sugar-is-hard-to-find-by-sim-kern-9781623715472","title":"Real Sugar is Hard to Find","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\"Kern is a master at creating worlds that feel vast and lived-in with very few words, as well as balancing pathos with wry humour. The result is a searing, urgent, but still achingly tender work that will wow any reader of speculative fiction.\" —\u003cem\u003ePublishers Weekly,\u003c\/em\u003e starred review\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eFrom the bestselling author of \u003cem\u003eGenocide Bad\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eThe Free People’s Village\u003c\/em\u003e comes a collection of genre-bending short stories, charting a course from bleak dystopian nightmares to wildly liberated futures.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eWhether on a far-off planet spiralling out of orbit or in an enchanted forest poisoned by pesticides, the characters inhabiting these mirror-worlds face off against environmental collapse and rising fascism with hope, resistance, and enduring human connection.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThrough eleven funny, fast-paced, and closely observed stories, \u003cem\u003eReal Sugar is Hard to Find\u003c\/em\u003e guides readers from apathy and despair towards radical, revolutionary optimism.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eNow with a new afterword by the author, providing a behind-the-scenes look at their creative process.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Unknown","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47745309049068,"sku":"9781623715472","price":46.99,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/9781623715472-real-sugar-is-hard-to-find.jpg?v=1781499323","url":"https:\/\/bookhero.co.nz\/products\/real-sugar-is-hard-to-find-by-sim-kern-9781623715472","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}