{"product_id":"pre-order-contrapposto-by-dave-eggers-signed","title":"PRE-ORDER Contrapposto by Dave Eggers (Signed)","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThis book is due to published on the 2nd July 2026.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePre-ordered titles will be shipped in the week of publication. If you place a pre-order alongside a title we have in stock, they will be shipped separately and you will be charged accordingly at checkout.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHardback\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eCricket is just a shy kid who likes drawing when he first meets Olympia. She's older, more confident; she bullies him into some light vandalism and instantly he's in love. When they're together, they talk about their futures, how they're going to travel the world, the beauty and rapture of art.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThen those futures start to arrive in unexpected ways, the years and decades pile up between them, the art world seduces and disappoints and frustrates them. And they have to figure out, again and again, what it is to be an artist, and who and what to love. This is a wild and beautiful novel about two friends who believe they can change the world, if only they can start their own movement, dodge charlatans, remain open-eyed and open-hearted, avoid going mad, avoid dying young of rare cancers, stay true to their ideals and never tire of beauty.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eNot easy, but not impossible, either.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"City Books ","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":58072647401853,"sku":null,"price":20.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0595\/8113\/7104\/files\/9781837266807.jpg?v=1776701022","url":"https:\/\/www.city-books.co.uk\/products\/pre-order-contrapposto-by-dave-eggers-signed","provider":"City Books ","version":"1.0","type":"link"}