{"product_id":"with-teeth-by-kristen-arnett","title":"With Teeth by Kristen Arnett","description":"\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eI\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003ef she's being honest, Sammie Lucas is scared of her son.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWorking from home in the close quarters of their Florida house, she lives with one wary eye peeled on Samson, a sullen, unknowable boy who resists her every attempt to bond with him. Uncertain in her own feelings about motherhood, she tries her best - driving, cleaning, cooking, prodding him to finish projects for school - while growing increasingly resentful of Monika, her confident but absent wife. As Samson grows from feral toddler to surly teenager, Sammie's life begins to deteriorate into a mess of unruly behaviour, and her struggle to create a picture-perfect queer family unravels.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWhen her son's hostility finally spills over into physical aggression, Sammie must confront her role in the mess - and the possibility that it will never be clean again. Blending the warmth and wit of Arnett's breakout hit, \u003cem\u003eMostly Dead Things\u003c\/em\u003e, with a candid take on queer family dynamics, \u003cem\u003eWith Teeth\u003c\/em\u003e is a thought-provoking portrait of the delicate fabric of family - and the many ways it can be torn apart.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cem\u003e'With Teeth is a wonderfully sticky novel about motherhood, partnership, sex and love. Kristen Arnett lets her characters have the run of the place, and it's delicious fun to watch them do, say, and think things they'll regret'\u003c\/em\u003e Emma Straub, author of All Adults Here\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e'A darkly funny, brutally honest story about a woman undone by motherhood . . \u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cem\u003e. With Teeth digs in deep and doesn't let go. I truly loved it'\u003c\/em\u003e Jennifer Weiner, bestselling author of Mrs Everything and That Summer\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePaperback \/ 304 pages\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"The Bookish Type","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42541616824535,"sku":"","price":8.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0264\/0891\/0933\/products\/9781472156518.jpg?v=1647989108","url":"https:\/\/thebookishtype.pro\/products\/with-teeth-by-kristen-arnett","provider":"The Bookish Type","version":"1.0","type":"link"}