{"product_id":"hermit-paperback","title":"Hermit (Paperback)","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eSHORTLISTED FOR SCOTLAND'S NATIONAL BOOK AWARD FOR DEBUT FICTION 2025\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'A deeper look into the loneliness of modern masculinity. Superb' - \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eDOUGLAS STUART\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, author of \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold a-text-italic\"\u003eSHUGGIE BAIN\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'I was so moved' - \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eANNIE MACMANUS\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, author of \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold a-text-italic\"\u003eMOTHER MOTHER\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Far and away the best debut novel I've read in a very long time' - \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eJOHN NIVEN\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, author of \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold a-text-italic\"\u003eO BROTHER\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Nobody writes wee guys like Chris McQueer' - \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eCALLUM MCSORLEY\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, author of \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold a-text-italic\"\u003eSQUEAKY CLEAN\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'A dreadful - but masterful - read' - \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eALICE SLATER\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, author of \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold a-text-italic\"\u003eDEATH OF A BOOKSELLER\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSince dropping out of school three years ago with no qualifications, no pals and no ambition, Jamie Skelton spends most of his days asleep and most of his nights playing video games with his online friend, Lee, occasionally making the journey downstairs to the kitchen for a microwave burger.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHe hasn't left the house in months, and now he's not sure he can.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFiona, Jamie's maw, is trying her best, but since finding the courage to kick out her abusive husband, her confidence has never recovered. She knows their lives can't carry on like this, but the more Fiona tries to reach Jamie, the further away he seems to get.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eLee tells Jamie he's realised there's a name for what they are - \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eincels -\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e and that there's a guy on the forums they can go stay with in London, to get away from their nagging mams.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWhen a chance arises for Jamie to escape to London and meet his new friends, Fiona must find a way to reconnect with her son before he is lost for ever.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Chris McQueer","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46712527028402,"sku":"9781035409846","price":305.0,"currency_code":"ZAR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0562\/9191\/8002\/files\/9781035409846.jpg?v=1772543247","url":"https:\/\/www.wordsworth.co.za\/products\/hermit-paperback","provider":"Wordsworth Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}