{"product_id":"spare-parts-plus-two-9781552451014","title":"Spare Parts Plus Two","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA welfare cheque floats down the river, a cowboy spreads the Word of the Lord and crotches tick like clocks: the world of \u003ci\u003eSpare Parts\u003c\/i\u003e is unpredictable, evocative and vividly distorted. Its initial appearance, in 1981, caused a stir; at a time when linear narrative was the m.o. of feminist writing, Gail Scott had the nerve to fracture and dislocate her stories and her language.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eSpare Parts\u003c\/i\u003e is as vital as it was twenty years ago. Scott's densely textured tales about the world of growing up female in a small town, where violence lurks just beneath the skin, recreate the uncertainty of life. Their incantatory language and tough imagery are as relevant and crucial now as they were then.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis edition adds two new pieces, including 'Bottoms Up', an essay on narrative which first appeared on the 'Narrativity' website Scott co-edits.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Gail Scott","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48308065403131,"sku":"9781552451014","price":15.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0779\/3917\/9771\/files\/9781552451014.jpg?v=1772484722","url":"https:\/\/indiepubs.com\/products\/spare-parts-plus-two-9781552451014","provider":"IndiePubs","version":"1.0","type":"link"}