{"product_id":"9780864923837","title":"Greetings from the Vodka Sea","description":"\u003cp\u003eGreetings from the off-kilter world of Chris Gudgeon. In his first-ever book of fiction, the bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eThe Naked Truth: The Untold History of Sex in Canada\u003c\/i\u003e offers postcard glimpses into the quirky private lives of unusually twisted characters. A prim English bride honeymooning near the so-called Vodka Sea learns the hard way why it's better not to drink the water in foreign parts. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA chess-playing doctor loses his wife to a charismatic psychologist during a sensuous group sex session masquerading as therapy. A social climbing adulterer contemplates the seduction of a middle-aged woman he once loved but who may now expose him.  Personal histories rub up against present relationships. Paths cross, whether by accident or design. Polished veneers hide deeper truths.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBitterly funny and filled with lusty, rueful, comical, calculating, and even affectionate sex, Gudgeon's eleven cosmopolitan stories explore the chasm between loving and being loved in return. Life's randomness is offset by dark comedy and by an eerily familiar synchronicity.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Goose Lane Editions","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":65420093096285,"sku":null,"price":11.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1041\/3893\/2573\/files\/292.jpg?v=1789466340","url":"https:\/\/shop.gazellebookservices.co.uk\/products\/9780864923837","provider":"Gazelle Book Services","version":"1.0","type":"link"}