{"product_id":"peck-peck","title":"Peck \u0026 Peck","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cstrong\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\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eIt's 1982, New York City. Crime 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.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWhile all his friends have real jobs, he's folding T-shirts at the Gap. As for love? No. Not unless you count Sallie Mae, the student loan tyrant.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eHe 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. Soon 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. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eReward creativity. Burn the rest. And by 'burn', they mean incinerate.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eBecause 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. Welcome to a dazzling and unforgettable novel from Bonnie Garmus, author of Lessons in Chemistry.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eOriginal, 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\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Bonnie Garmus","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":62806060532099,"sku":"9781786588814","price":22.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0573\/8600\/8738\/files\/peck_peck.png?v=1791811816","url":"https:\/\/rarebirdsbooks.com\/products\/peck-peck","provider":"Rare Birds Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}