{"product_id":"9781398727601-people-like-us","title":"People Like Us","description":"\u003cp\u003ePeople Like Us  is Jason Mott's  electric new novel. It is not memoir, yet it has deeply personal  connections to Jason's life. And while rooted in reality, it explodes  with dreamlike experiences that pull a reader in and don't let go, from  the ability to time travel to sightings of sea monsters and peacocks,  and feelings of love and memory so real they hurt. In  People Like Us ,  two Black writers are trying to find peace and belonging in a world  that is riven with gun violence. One is on a global book tour after a  big prize win; the other is set to give a speech at a school that has  suffered a shooting. And as their two storylines merge, truths and  antics abound in equal measure: characters drink booze out of an award  trophy; menaces lurk in the shadows; tiny French cars putter around the  countryside; handguns seem to hover in the air; and dreams endure  against all odds. People Like Us   is wickedly funny and achingly sad all at once. It is an utter triumph  bursting with larger-than-life characters who deliver a very real take  on our world. This book contains characters experiencing deep loss and  longing; it also is buoyed by riotous humor and characters who share the  deepest love. It is the newest creation of a writer whose work amazes,  delivering something utterly new yet instantly recognizable as a Jason  Mott novel.  Finishing the novel will leave you absolutely  breathless and, at the same time, utterly filled with joy for life,  changed forever by characters who are people like us.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Book Grocer","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48582713934043,"sku":"9781398727601","price":20.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0523\/7646\/9701\/files\/dd2ad739-f3c5-4136-a18d-85d5154402e1.jpg?v=1775788418","url":"https:\/\/bookgrocer.com\/products\/9781398727601-people-like-us","provider":"Book Grocer","version":"1.0","type":"link"}