{"product_id":"a-little-bit-bad","title":"A Little Bit Bad","description":"\r\n\t\t\r\n\t\t\r\n\t\t\u003cstyle type=\"text\/css\"\u003e.csDF34C5B{11pt;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-style:normal;SEGOE UI SYMBOL;} .cs3388614{text-align:left;margin:0pt 0pt 10pt 0pt;line-height:1.15;text-indent:0pt} .cs95B300B{11pt;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-style:normal;Calibri;}\u003c\/style\u003e\r\n\t\r\n\t\u003cp class=\"cs3388614\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"cs95B300B\"\u003eIn **A Little Bit Bad** by **Cassandra Neyenesch**, Perdita Jungfrau’s seemingly settled marriage is cracked wide open when she falls for Nando, her much younger “anarcho\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"csDF34C5B\"\u003e‑\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"cs95B300B\"\u003eMarxist” handyman—and she can’t decide whether she’s risking everything or finally telling the truth about what she wants. This is a **darkly funny literary fiction** debut that blends sharp emotional insight with the propulsive pull of a psychological mystery.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp class=\"cs3388614\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"cs95B300B\"\u003e\u003co:p\u003e \u003c\/o:p\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp class=\"cs3388614\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"cs95B300B\"\u003ePerdita is pregnant, Nando has a girlfriend, and the fallout threatens her children, her husband, and the careful life she thought she’d chosen. Three years later, Nando is dead, and Perdita is left navigating suspicion, grief, and the private heat of an affair she can’t put away—while a strange woman watches her house and her brother spirals into **opioid addiction**.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp class=\"cs3388614\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"cs95B300B\"\u003e\u003co:p\u003e \u003c\/o:p\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp class=\"cs3388614\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"cs95B300B\"\u003ePerfect for readers who like messy women, **desire and obsession**, marriage under pressure, and domestic chaos with teeth.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp class=\"cs3388614\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"cs95B300B\"\u003e\u003co:p\u003e \u003c\/o:p\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp class=\"cs3388614\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"cs95B300B\"\u003eStep into Perdita’s story and see where one reckless love can lead.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Dear Village","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52490616013076,"sku":"9780241792902","price":34.99,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0679\/6460\/0596\/files\/9780241792902_1.jpg?v=1778467748","url":"https:\/\/dearvillage.com.au\/products\/a-little-bit-bad","provider":"Dear Village","version":"1.0","type":"link"}