{"product_id":"9780349725284","title":"I Could Be Famous","description":"\u003ch3\u003eAuthor: Sydney Rende\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003ch4\u003eModern \u0026amp; contemporary fiction (post c 1945) | Short stories\u003c\/h4\u003e\u003ch5\u003ePublished on 13\u003csup\u003eth\u003c\/sup\u003e January 2026 by Little, Brown Book Group (Fleet) in the United Kingdom.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHardback | 272 pages \u003cbr\u003e223mm x 145mm x 27mm | 396g\u003c\/h5\u003e\u003cdiv class=\"gardners-meta\"\u003e\n\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0403\/1273\/3859\/files\/Star.png?v=1676424882\" style=\"display: inline-block; height: 25px; width: 25px;\"\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0403\/1273\/3859\/files\/Star.png?v=1676424882\" style=\"display: inline-block; height: 25px; width: 25px;\"\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0403\/1273\/3859\/files\/Star.png?v=1676424882\" style=\"display: inline-block; height: 25px; width: 25px;\"\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0403\/1273\/3859\/files\/Star.png?v=1676424882\" style=\"display: inline-block; height: 25px; width: 25px;\"\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0403\/1273\/3859\/files\/StarEmpty.png?v=1676424882\" style=\"display: inline-block; height: 25px; width: 25px;\"\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e'A terrific debut: fresh, original, and surprising' GEORGE SAUNDERS'Rende's genius for the absurd is underpinned by her great comic timing' DANA SPIOTTA'Outstanding... shot through with a crystalline wit and mordant surprise' MEGAN KAMALEI KAKIMOTO'Rende's funny, sweet, stinging voice is made for this moment' JONATHAN DEE'A startling debut... darkly funny' KIRKUS, STARRED REVIEWThis is the story of ten ambitious women - and one male superstar fallen from grace - as they stumble through the delusional pursuit of fameA struggling actress goes method to land the role of High School Junkie Girlfriend.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e A college freshman gives the world's longest blowjob to a boy whose name she's forgotten.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e An assistant helping to film celebrity homes develops a taste for kleptomania.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e And linking them all is Arlo Banks, a hotshot actor facing downfall when he's accused of cannibalism.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e From the dazzling to the mundane, Sydney Rende's unnerving and darkly funny stories hold a mirror to our obsession with self-image and the idea that we could - someday, somehow - be famous.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Gardners Books Limited","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56494771470711,"sku":"9780349725284","price":20.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0357\/3199\/6807\/files\/9780349725284.jpg?v=1767961781","url":"https:\/\/thebookhousebroughtyferry.co.uk\/products\/9780349725284","provider":"The Bookhouse Broughty Ferry","version":"1.0","type":"link"}