{"product_id":"9781529952230","title":"Discontent","description":"\u003ch3\u003eAuthor: Beatriz Serrano\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003ch4\u003eModern \u0026amp; contemporary fiction (post c 1945)\u003c\/h4\u003e\u003ch5\u003ePublished on 20 August 2026 by Vintage Publishing (Vintage) in the United Kingdom.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePaperback | 192 pages\u003cbr\u003e129 x 198 x 15 | 142g\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/h5\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eLife can’t go on like this – can it?A sexy and hilarious Spanish bestseller, where a young woman's office persona threatens to crack when she’s forced to attend her company’s annual retreat.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e'Tremendously entertaining' Guardian'A wild ride' Express'An impressive new comic talent' Daily Telegraph'Wry and incisive... very funny' New York TimesOn the surface, Marisa’s life looks enviable. She lives in a nice apartment in the heart of Madrid, her friendly neighbour and lover Pablo lives downstairs, and she’s risen quickly through the ranks at a successful advertising agency.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAnd yet Marisa hates her job and everything about it. Over one hot summer she finds herself in danger of being exposed when she’s forced to deliver a talk on creativity at a horrendous team-building retreat. Surrounded by psychopathic bosses, flirty facilitators, and an excess of drugs, Marisa is pushed to the brink of a complete spiral.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDiscontent is a bold, biting novel about acting on our wilder impulses to reclaim our lives from work, for everyone who has ever wanted more: more time, more meaning, more connection.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e'Serrano writes with a caustic flair for detail, with charm and utter hilarity. Absolutely brilliant' Danya Kukafka, author of Notes on an Execution‘I adored our heroine... A razor-sharp debut’ Anna Dorn, author of Perfume and Pain'A love song to the listless and lonely of the LinkedIn age' Ariel Courage, author of Bad Nature\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Cobham Bookshop","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56867998564738,"sku":"9781529952230","price":9.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0569\/4567\/2367\/files\/9781529952230.jpg?v=1787637459","url":"https:\/\/www.cobhambooks.pro\/products\/9781529952230","provider":"Cobham Books ","version":"1.0","type":"link"}