{"product_id":"brawler-damaged","title":"Brawler Damaged","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe latest short story collection from the bestselling author of Matrix and Fates and Furies\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOne of our best writers, Lauren Groff returns with a fierce new story collection, her first since the award-winning and bestselling Florida.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eRanging from the 1950s to the present day and moving across age, class, and region - from New England to Florida to California - these nine stories reflect and expand upon a single shared theme- the ceaseless battle between the dark and light in all of us.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAmong those caught in this match are a young woman suddenly responsible for her disabled sibling; a hot-tempered high school swimmer in need of an adult; a mother blinded by the loss of her family; and a banking scion endowed with a different kind of inheritance. Motivated by love, impeded by human fallibility, they try to do the right thing for as long as they can.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePrecise, surprising and provocative, anchored by profound insight into human nature, Brawler reveals the repeated fracture points between love and fear, compassion and violence, reason and instinct, altruism and survival. It is a timeless, stunning achievement from one of the very best short story writers working today.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFormat: Paperback\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePage Count: 288 Pages\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eImprint: \u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003eHutchinson Heinemann\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePublished: March 2026\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eISBN:\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e 9781529152890\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"by Lauren Groff","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42202368016439,"sku":"9781529152890","price":28.0,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0269\/8166\/2775\/files\/9781529152890.jpg?v=1768778429","url":"https:\/\/www.booketybookbooks.co.nz\/products\/brawler-damaged","provider":"Bookety Book Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}