{"product_id":"9780857307187","title":"Please Don't Touch the Body : Stories","description":"\u003ch3\u003eAuthor: Doyle, Emily\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003ch4\u003eModern \u0026amp; contemporary fiction (post c 1945)\u003c\/h4\u003e\u003cp\u003ePublished on 26 November 2026 by Verve Books in the United Kingdom.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePaperback \/ softback | 192 pages\u003cbr\u003e198 x 129\u003cp\u003eBy turns tender and irreverent, the eleven genre-bending stories in Please Don't Touch the Body revel in the devastation - and power - of being alive today.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Is there solace to be found in a secret life as a sex columnist? Is a hypochondriac new graduate dying of stomach cancer, or is she just struggling to navigate the responsibilities of adult life? What would happen if Ronald Reagan were reincarnated as the much-loved puppy of a young queer girl? Doyle envisions answers to all of this and more in Please Don't Touch the Body. Preoccupied by the bizarre realities of modern life - from loneliness and community, to religion and repression, to the pleasure and pain of womanhood - this rich collage of stories reveals an original mind and a writer to watch.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Doyle, Emily","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54712951275704,"sku":"9780857307187","price":11.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0509\/1953\/8872\/files\/9780857307187.jpg?v=1794323315","url":"https:\/\/octoberbooks.org\/products\/9780857307187","provider":"October Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}