{"product_id":"big-nobody-9798217153794","title":"Big Nobody","description":"\u003cb\u003eA wickedly funny coming-of-age novel about a misfit teenager in London determined to eliminate the one thing standing between her and a good life: her father \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"Hands down \u003ci\u003ethe\u003c\/i\u003e funniest, most original novel I've read in ages.\"--Grant Ginder, author of \u003ci\u003eThe People We Hate at the Wedding\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eI think it's safe to say that my father was probably always an abomination of nature.\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIt's 1974 in London and Connie Costa's already pitiful life has gone off the rails. She's spiraling from the loss of her mother and younger brothers in a tragic accident. And the man responsible is her Dad--otherwise known as \"The Fat Murderer.\" \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eKept at home under his increasingly tyrannical rule, Connie is an outcast who spends her nights conversing with the David Bowie poster on her wall and raiding her stash of whiskey and chocolate. Her only social outlet is the weekly gatherings with her father and their immigrant community of Greek \"Freaks.\" There she finds her life's one bright spot: sneaking off with her friend Vas to smoke cigarettes, debate literature, and joke about whether it is finally time to run away together. But when Connie sees an opportunity to get out from under her father's thumb for good, she must make a perilous decision that will change her forever. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eDevastatingly tender and riotously funny, Alex Kadis' \u003ci\u003eBig Nobody\u003c\/i\u003e tells a warmhearted story about the rocky path to finding ourselves and the people who keep us afloat.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Alex Kadis\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Random House\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 03\/10\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 320\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.05lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.14h x 6.23w x 1.11d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9798217153794\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 01\/26\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e 02\/01\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eShelf Awareness\u003c\/i\u003e 01\/01\/0001\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e 01\/01\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAlex Kadis\u003c\/b\u003e is half-British, half-Greek, and grew up in Leyton and Walthamstow, East London. She studied English Literature at Goldsmiths University before embarking on a music journalism career. She was Features Editor at \u003ci\u003eSmash Hits \u003c\/i\u003ein its heyday (RIP) and has also written for various newspapers and magazines, including\u003ci\u003e Sunday Times Style\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eQ Magazine\u003c\/i\u003e. She then went into artist management and now works as a consultant in the music industry. Alex suffers from delusions of grandeur and still believes she will, one day, headline Wembley Stadium.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"booksdeli.com","offers":[{"title":"Alex Kadis \/ Hardcover \/ English","offer_id":47733830123677,"sku":"9798217153794","price":49.71,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0619\/5648\/9373\/files\/img_53c37382-4f4f-4a11-962c-2cc17186584f.jpg?v=1773736579","url":"https:\/\/booksdeli.com\/products\/big-nobody-9798217153794","provider":"booksdeli.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}