{"product_id":"the-liars-dictionary","title":"The Liar's Dictionary","description":"\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan\u003eA WINNER OF THE 2021 BETTY TRASK AWARDS\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSHORTLISTED FOR THE DESMOND ELLIOTT PRIZE 2021\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan\u003e__________________________\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan\u003e'Joyous' \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSPECTATOR\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan\u003e'Remarkable' \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSUNDAY TIMES\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan\u003e'A playful delight... A glorious novel' \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cspan\u003eOBSERVER\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSwansby's New Encyclopaedic Dictionary\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e is riddled with fictitious entries known as \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cspan\u003emountweazels\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e penned by Peter Winceworth, a man wishing to make his lasting mark back in 1899. It's up to young intern Mallory to uncover these mountweazels before the dictionary can be digitised for modern readers.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eLost in Winceworth's imagination - a world full of meaningless words - will Mallory finally discover the secret to living a meaningful life?\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan\u003e__________________________\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e'\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan\u003eMade me almost tearful with gratitude that a book as clever as this could give such uncomplicated pleasure\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e ... \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAnd when you find a book like this, you grab it, and you hold it close\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e.' JOHN SELF\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e'\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan\u003eA delight \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e... \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAs funny and vivid as Dickens, as moving and memorable as Nabokov ... An extraordinarily large-hearted work\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e.' \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cspan\u003eTHE CRITIC\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e'\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan\u003eDeft and clever, refreshing and rewarding\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e ... \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAn assured and satisfying writer, her language rich and intricate and her characters rounded enough to be sympathetic and lampoonist enough to be terribly funny\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e.' \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cspan\u003eLITERARY REVIEW\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan\u003e'[The] most exciting of young British writers ... Williams luxuriates in words and wordplay, in definition and precision and invention ...\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe Liar's Dictionary\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan\u003e is a public joy, and Eley Williams a free-spirited literary kook with bags of potential.'\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cspan\u003eBIG ISSUE\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan\u003e'A singular, hilarious, word-drunk novel, which I suspect will be seen in the future as a classic comic novel.'\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e DAVID HAYDEN, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cspan\u003eIRISH TIMES\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan\u003e'\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe Liar's Dictionary\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan\u003e is the book I was longing for ... Positively intoxicated with the joy and wonder of language ... Eley Williams brings erudition and playfulness - and lovely sweetness - to every page.'\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e BENJAMIN DREYER,\u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cspan\u003e New York Times \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003ebestselling author of\u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cspan\u003e DREYER'S ENGLISH\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan\u003e'This tale of lexical intrigues is an absolute joy to read! It's gloriously inventive and playful, but with just the right amount of heart.' \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003eLUCY SCHOLES\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Eley Williams","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44265908371516,"sku":"9781786090591","price":2995.0,"currency_code":"PKR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0714\/7706\/7836\/files\/9781786090591_201.jpg?v=1776841142","url":"https:\/\/libertybooks.com\/products\/the-liars-dictionary","provider":"LibertyBooksStore","version":"1.0","type":"link"}