{"product_id":"26a","title":"26a","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e**WINNER OF THE ORANGE AWARD FOR NEW WRITERS**\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e‘A remarkable first novel...vibrant...exotic’ \u003ci\u003eSunday Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003eDiscover the critically acclaimed debut from the Women’s Prize-shortlisted author of \u003ci\u003eOrdinary People\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIdentical twins, Georgia and Bessi Hunter, live in the loft of 26 Waifer Avenue. It is a place of beanbags, nectarines and secrets, and visitors must always knock before entering. Down below there is not such harmony. Their Nigerian mother puts cayenne pepper on her Yorkshire pudding and has mysterious ways of dealing with homesickness; their father angrily roams the streets of London, prey to the demons of his Derbyshire upbringing. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eForced to create their own identities, the Hunter children build a separate universe. Their elder sister Bel discovers sex, high heels and organic hairdressing whilst the twins prepare for a flapjack empire. It is when the reality comes knocking that the fantasies of childhood start to give way. How will Georgia and Bessi cope in a world of separateness and solitude, and which of them will be stronger?\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e‘Hugely assured and very moving’ Mark Haddon\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e‘Diana Evans’s fiction is emotionally intelligent, dark, funny, moving. The sheer energy in her novels is enthralling. A brilliant craftswoman, a master of the form, she makes the reader ask important questions of themselves and makes them laugh at the same time’ Jackie Kay, British Council and National Centre for Writing's International Showcase on Britain's 10 best BAME writers\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWinner of the British Book Award for deciBel Writer of the Year \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003eShortlisted for the Whitbread First Novel Award\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003eShortlisted for the Guardian First Book Award\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003eShortlisted for the Commonwealth Best First Book Award\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003eShortlisted for the Times\/Southbank Show Breakthrough Award\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003eRecipient of the Betty Trask Award\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003eLonglisted for the International IMPAC Dublin Literary Award\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Vintage Publishing","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54251357798744,"sku":"9780099479048","price":16.99,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0278\/1295\/4195\/files\/9780099479048_d361d4c9-dfd2-4fcf-a347-664737483e78.jpg?v=1780973148","url":"https:\/\/agendabookshop.com\/products\/26a","provider":"Agenda Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}