{"product_id":"big-swiss-a-novel","title":"Big Swiss: A Novel","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSynopsis\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eGreta spends her days transcribing therapy sessions for a self-styled sex coach known only as Om. Listening to strangers confess their deepest fears and desires has become second nature, until one client captures her imagination. Greta gives the woman a private nickname, \"Big Swiss,\" and becomes consumed by a voice she has never seen. When the two women unexpectedly meet in real life, Greta says nothing about their unusual connection, and what begins as an unlikely friendship quickly develops into a passionate, complicated affair built on secrets neither of them can sustain.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBy turns outrageous, tender, and laugh-out-loud funny, \u003cem\u003eBig Swiss\u003c\/em\u003e is an unforgettable novel about loneliness, obsession, trauma, and the strange ways people search for intimacy. Jen Beagin's razor-sharp prose and fearless humour transform an unconventional premise into a deeply human story, balancing absurdity with genuine emotional depth. One of the most acclaimed novels of recent years, it is as weird as it is wise.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eJen Beagin is an American novelist and a recipient of the Whiting Award for Fiction. Her previous novels, \u003cem\u003ePretend I'm Dead\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eVacuum in the Dark\u003c\/em\u003e, established her reputation for darkly comic, emotionally perceptive fiction populated by unforgettable outsiders. She lives in Hudson, New York.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePublisher\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eScribner\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAugust 1, 2023\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFormat\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePaperback\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePages\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e352\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSubjects\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eLiterary Fiction · Contemporary Fiction · Dark Comedy · Queer Fiction · Psychological Fiction · Women's Fiction\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eISBN\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e9781982153090\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Old Post Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45261909786806,"sku":"9781982153090","price":25.0,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0731\/2264\/4150\/files\/9781982153090.jpg?v=1784081669","url":"https:\/\/oldpostbookshop.com\/products\/big-swiss-a-novel","provider":"Old Post Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}