{"product_id":"broken-biscuits-and-other-male-failures-hardcover-1","title":"Broken Biscuits: And Other Male Failures - Hardcover","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eAdam Farrer\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWitty, tender and daring essays from the British David Sedaris\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e'A lovely writer: supple, stylish and almost effortlessly witty.' \u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eDaily Mail\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e'Made me laugh out loud and then properly cry.' \u003cstrong\u003eJennie Godfrey\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003cstrong\u003eWhen it comes to the challenge of being a man, Adam Farrer always seems to find a way to fall short...\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003cem\u003eBroken Biscuits \u003c\/em\u003evividly recounts Adam's struggles to live up to masculine expectations, real or imagined. From the calamity of his first serious relationship to an obsession with Prince that sees everyone questioning his sexuality, and from the repercussions of his adult circumcision to his doubts about his ability to survive the apocalypse, this candid and personal collection of essays is astonishingly far-reaching and riotously funny.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHolding up a mirror to Adam's own body image, his relationship with his family, his sense of self-worth and the mortifying experience of arriving at a teenage party wearing strawberry-patterned short shorts, this book is about growing up and trying to define yourself as a man but somehow always missing the mark.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003cstrong\u003eAdam Farrer \u003c\/strong\u003eis a writer, a lecturer and the editor of the creative nonfiction journal \u003cem\u003eThe Real Story\u003c\/em\u003e. He has been a photo lab technician, an illustrator, a ceramicist, a musician, a music journalist and currently works at the University of Salford, where he is the Writer in Residence for Peel Park. His first book, \u003cem\u003eCold Fish Soup, \u003c\/em\u003ewon the Northbound Book Award.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 320\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.34 x 5.68 x 8.74 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e November 04, 2025\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47193973620985,"sku":"9780008710699","price":32.4,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0789\/2782\/3097\/files\/ryDmxvoY2f9780008710699_a6575ba5-99a3-406f-8591-f3e74357d7c5.webp?v=1767913472","url":"https:\/\/bookscloud.io\/products\/broken-biscuits-and-other-male-failures-hardcover-1","provider":"BooksCloud Book Dropshipping","version":"1.0","type":"link"}