{"product_id":"the-good-time-9781398533417","title":"The Good Time : The first collection of short stories from the author of The Original","description":"\u003cp\u003e‘But we were having such a good time,’ I said. That was all there was, all I could say, whether or not it was enough. ‘Weren’t we? Weren’t we having such a good time?’\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA woman suffering an extreme allergic reaction to a yoga mat returns to the UK to give a reading at her estranged best friend’s wedding; a corporate new starter desperately tries to persuade her colleague to accept that his online girlfriend doesn’t exist; a group of student activists stage an artful protest against the demolition of a tower block; a once inseparable friendship group confront the reason they drifted; and a self-taught pianist whose wife is six months pregnant decides she must travel to Warsaw to listen to Chopin’s heart.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn The Good Time , Nell Stevens introduces us to characters teetering on the edge of self-knowledge, unveiling the complexities of their inner worlds with empathy and humour.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWry, precise and full of wisdom, these stories ask what it means to have a good time, and what happens when the good times end.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e‘Wry, wise and funny’ Daily Mail\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e'Stevens is showing herself to be that rare thing: a writer who we can think alongside, even while she’s making things up' Lara Feigel, Guardian\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor: Nell Stevens\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003ch4\u003eModern \u0026amp; contemporary fiction (post c 1945), Short stories\u003c\/h4\u003e\u003ch5\u003ePublished on 13 Aug 2026 by Simon \u0026amp; Schuster Ltd.\u003c\/h5\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHardback\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Nell Stevens","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57320844198266,"sku":"9781398533417","price":16.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0373\/4125\/files\/9781398533417.jpg?v=1790663748","url":"https:\/\/belfastbooks.co.uk\/products\/the-good-time-9781398533417","provider":"Belfast Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}