{"product_id":"only-here-only-now-9781399607896b","title":"Only Here, Only Now","description":"\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: bold;\"\u003eWinner of the McKitterick Prize 2025\u003cbr\u003eShortlisted for the Gordon Burn Prize 2025\u003cbr\u003eRunner up for the the ADCI Literary Prize 2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Absolutely loved this. Funny and heartbreaking in equal measure'\u003cbr\u003eDOUGLAS STUART\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Glorious . . . so unusual, so moving, so memorable'\u003cbr\u003eGUARDIAN\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Tom Newlands may make several prize lists for his stunning debut'\u003cbr\u003eOBSERVER\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'This isn't just a great first novel; it's a great novel. And Cora, the mad, chaotic, wise, funny narrator, is one of the great characters'\u003cbr\u003eRODDY DOYLE\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'It's not every day you read a modern classic. But this feels destined to become one. A thunderous achievement'\u003cbr\u003eNATHAN FILER\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFife, in the blazing hot summer of 1994. Cora Mowat's mates don't understand her, but then Cora Mowat doesn't understand herself. She's stuck on a seaside council estate full of dafties, old folk and seagulls, with a thousand dreams and a restless brain that won't behave. She's dying to escape but unsure of what the future holds - if it holds anything at all for a girl like her.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWhen her Mam's new boyfriend moves in, tensions rise in their tiny house. Gunner means well, but he's dodgy - a shaven-headed shoplifter with more than a few secrets stashed under the bed. As their attempts to forge a makeshift family unravel, Cora rails against her small-town existence in search of love, acceptance and a path to something good. But sometimes you can't move forward until you find your way back . . .\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn this extraordinary debut, drawn from life but written with riotous imagination, Tom Newlands explores what it means to come of age in a forgotten corner of Scotland and dream of a life that feels out of reach. Vibrant, lyrical and fiercely funny, \u003cspan style=\"font-style: italic;\"\u003eOnly Here, Only Now\u003c\/span\u003e is a story about poverty, identity and family that shines with hope and resilience.","brand":"Phoenix (an Imprint of The Orion Publishing Group Ltd )","offers":[{"title":"Bargain","offer_id":42823768735824,"sku":"9781399607896B","price":8.49,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0592\/8173\/5760\/files\/9781399607896-l.jpg?v=1785893824","url":"https:\/\/bookoutlet.com\/products\/only-here-only-now-9781399607896b","provider":"Book Outlet","version":"1.0","type":"link"}