{"product_id":"hermit-9781035409815b","title":"Hermit","description":"Since 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 wanking, playing video games with his online friend, Lee, and occasionally making the journey downstairs to the kitchen for a microwave burger. He 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 She goes to work every day, but otherwise she's not that different from her son - withdrawn from life, without friends. She knows their lives can't carry on like this, but she's at a loss to know how to change things.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWhen Fiona tries to get Jamie to apply for a job, he sees her as the cause for all of his problems. Then Lee tells Jamie he's realised there's a name for what they are - incels - and that there's a guy he's met through the forums they can go stay with in London, to get away from their nagging mams.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBut in running away from his problems at home, Jamie may actually be running towards something much worse.\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: bold;\"\u003e'As compelling as doom scrolling' \u003cspan style=\"font-style: italic;\"\u003eTHE HERALD MAGAZINE\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Arguably the most eagerly-awaited novel of the year. McQueer writes with humour and an insight into human nature which is striking.' \u003cspan style=\"font-style: italic;\"\u003eSNACK MAGAZINE\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'HERMIT is brave, bold and ambitious' \u003cspan style=\"font-style: italic;\"\u003eSUNDAY POST\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Wildfire","offers":[{"title":"Bargain","offer_id":42824421048400,"sku":"9781035409815B","price":11.49,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0592\/8173\/5760\/files\/9781035409815-l.jpg?v=1785896518","url":"https:\/\/bookoutlet.com\/en-ca\/products\/hermit-9781035409815b","provider":"Book Outlet","version":"1.0","type":"link"}