{"title":"Matthias Connor","description":null,"products":[{"product_id":"loose-fit-1","title":"Loose Fit","description":"\u003cp\u003e‘Intimate, vivid and humanising; Matthias gives a new and vital voice’—JONATHAN GLAZER (Oscar-winning director of \u003cem\u003eZone of Interest\u003c\/em\u003e)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e‘Great insight, wit and generosity’—ELIZABETH PRICE (Turner Prize-winning artist)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e‘Matt’s writing is Mike Leigh-esque; he somehow wrings the inevitable prison doom into a comedic, dry and extremely readable tract’—CARL CATTERMOLE (Author of \u003cem\u003ePrison - A Survival Guide\u003c\/em\u003e)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e‘Stark and sardonic, this is a book that lingers, challenging notions of morality, resilience, and what it means to survive and care’—LISA SELBY (BAFTA-nominated writer and director of \u003cem\u003eBlue Bag Life\u003c\/em\u003e)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eLoose Fit\u003c\/em\u003e, is a semi-fictionalised memoir by Matthias Connor, which details how the author lurches from a bohemian existence as a skateboarder and raver, to becoming a parent, a husband and a nurse in a Midlands prison.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMatthias dispenses methadone to people he once knew at school. He argues with prisoners over their Pregabalin dosage then bumps into them post-release as he pushes his pram around the local city centre.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAt its core,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eLoose Fit\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eis a story about someone’s idealism evaporating, but far from being dreary and depressing, Matthias’s writing is highly readable, full of wit and has an appreciation of the absurd.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe cover design is by Ben Drury, the groundbreaking designer responsible for much of Mo-wax and Palace Skateboards imagery.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rough Trade Books","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":55924400259403,"sku":"R0285-5191","price":10.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0867\/1120\/6219\/files\/MatthiasConnorfrontcoverRTB_750x_d91c5894-a5ce-47ff-acec-0add2fe6bc58.webp?v=1763397584"}],"url":"https:\/\/shop.roughtrade.com\/collections\/matthias-connor.oembed","provider":"Rough Trade","version":"1.0","type":"link"}