{"product_id":"9781914391057","title":"The Blue Mask","description":"\u003ch3\u003eAuthor: Lane, Joel\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003ch4\u003eModern \u0026amp; contemporary fiction (post c 1945)\u003c\/h4\u003e\u003cp\u003ePublished on 12 October 2023 by Influx Press in the United Kingdom.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePaperback \/ softback | \u003cbr\u003e131 x 199 x 22 | 274g\u003cp\u003eWITH A NEW INTRODUCTION BY JOSEPH O'NEILLNeil is a student at Birmingham University, living a typical life of gigs, clubs, politics, sex. One night, after a row with his lover, Neil follows a stranger onto a canal towpath. The stranger turns on him and attacks, viciously carving up Neil's face and leaving him mutilated beyond recognition. Neil's recovery is a journey through surgical reconstruction and sexual alienation. His attempt to track down his attacker becoming a search for his own hidden, destructive self; a search that leads him to question values he had always taken for granted. First published in 2003 and long out-of-print, The Blue Mask is a hardcore emotional trip exploring the trauma of change and the nature of violence and of love.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Lane, Joel","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50666268819640,"sku":"9781914391057","price":9.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0509\/1953\/8872\/files\/9781914391057.jpg?v=1734736761","url":"https:\/\/octoberbooks.org\/products\/9781914391057","provider":"October Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}