{"product_id":"peck-and-peck-by-bonnie-garmus","title":"Peck and Peck by Bonnie Garmus","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe number one bestselling author of global sensation LESSONS IN CHEMISTRY returns. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Charming, uplifting, soulful, and original' Kristin Hannah, bestselling author of The Women\u003cbr\u003e'Laugh-out-loud funny. It is impossible not to be beguiled' Guardian \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePeck \u0026amp; Peck is the irresistible story of a young man whose life is turned upside down when he is hired by the most prestigious, secretive and dysfunctional poetry journal in the world: the renowned Peck \u0026amp; Peck .\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003e. . It's 1982, New York City.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eCrime is on the rise, muggings are in the streets, and Batter Gray, recent college graduate with a skill that no one wants - an 'ear' for poetry - is worried about his future. While all his friends have real jobs, he's folding T-shirts at the Gap. As for love? No.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eNot unless you count Sallie Mae, the student loan tyrant. He hears from Sallie all the time. But when Batter gets a dream job at Peck \u0026amp; Peck, the most prestigious poetry quarterly in the world, his life moves into the literary fast lane.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSoon Batter is knee-deep in the secret war between the two Editors in Chief, the famous Peck brothers - twins and enemies - as well as being privy to the private affairs of their thirty-nine editors, whose professed mission is the same: Find originality. Reward creativity. Burn the rest.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAnd by 'burn', they mean incinerate. Because at Peck \u0026amp; Peck, 'good' isn't good enough, 'interesting' doesn't cut it, plagiarists aren't tolerated, and parolees run the mailroom. Still want to submit your poem? Go with God.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWelcome to a dazzling and unforgettable novel from Bonnie Garmus, author of Lessons in Chemistry. Original, brilliantly funny and peopled with unforgettable characters, Peck \u0026amp; Peck is both a passionate ode to the written word and a heartwarming exploration of all that makes us human.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Bookmarked","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":55379232293201,"sku":"9781786588814","price":22.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1073\/9472\/8273\/files\/peck_and_peck.jpg?v=1792497266","url":"https:\/\/bookmarkedbristol.com\/products\/peck-and-peck-by-bonnie-garmus","provider":"Bookmarked","version":"1.0","type":"link"}