{
  "type": "book",
  "site": {
    "name": "The Book Quiver",
    "language": "en-US",
    "url": "https://www.bookquiver.com"
  },
  "formats": "Every page has two versions with the same data: JSON (the page address + .json) and markdown (the page address + .md). Append .json or .md to any `url` in this document.",
  "title": "This Is Why We Can’t Have Nice Things",
  "subtitle": null,
  "slug": "this-is-why-we-cant-have-nice-things",
  "url": "https://www.bookquiver.com/naomi-wood/this-is-why-we-cant-have-nice-things",
  "json": "https://www.bookquiver.com/naomi-wood/this-is-why-we-cant-have-nice-things.json",
  "markdown": "https://www.bookquiver.com/naomi-wood/this-is-why-we-cant-have-nice-things.md",
  "authors": [
    {
      "name": "Naomi Wood",
      "slug": "naomi-wood",
      "url": "https://www.bookquiver.com/naomi-wood"
    }
  ],
  "language": "en_GB",
  "original_title": null,
  "original_language": null,
  "first_published": "2024-04-04",
  "genres": [
    {
      "code": "FB",
      "heading": "Fiction: literary and general non-genre"
    },
    {
      "code": "FBA",
      "heading": "Modern and contemporary fiction: literary and general"
    }
  ],
  "series": [],
  "cover": "https://quivercdn.com/covers/phoenix/naomi-wood/this-is-why-we-cant-have-nice-things_978-13-9961-591-4.jpg?v=2026-05-01%2010%3A43%3A10",
  "description": "'Excellent' IRISH TIMES 'Witty and biting and brilliant' i PAPER 'Full of dark mischief' EMMA HEALEY 'Hilarious' EMMA JANE UNSWORTH WINNER OF THE BBC NATIONAL SHORT STORY AWARD A mother has an unexpected outburst at a corporate therapy session for working parents. A couple finally get time to rekindle their relationship and make an ill-advised home movie. A pregnant film director plots revenge on the actress who betrayed her. A woman deliberately causes conflict at her ex's wedding. These powerful and funny stories illuminate the lives of untamed women. They explore how society wants us to behave - and what happens when we refuse . . . 'Whip-smart' CHRISTIE WATSON 'Humane and very funny' JESSIE BURTON 'Clever and illuminating' LUCY CALDWELL 'Wonderful' DAILY MAIL 'Read it and riot' MARIANNE LEVY",
  "editions": [
    {
      "title": "This Is Why We Can’t Have Nice Things",
      "subtitle": null,
      "url": "https://www.bookquiver.com/naomi-wood/this-is-why-we-cant-have-nice-things/9781399615914",
      "publisher": "phoenix",
      "publisher_series": [],
      "translators": [],
      "medium": "paper",
      "duration_seconds": null,
      "narrators": [],
      "illustrators": [],
      "cover_artists": [],
      "isbn": "978-13-9961-591-4",
      "pages": null,
      "published": "2025-04-24",
      "language": "en_GB",
      "cover": "https://quivercdn.com/covers/phoenix/naomi-wood/this-is-why-we-cant-have-nice-things_978-13-9961-591-4.jpg?v=2026-05-01%2010%3A43%3A10"
    },
    {
      "title": "This Is Why We Can’t Have Nice Things",
      "subtitle": null,
      "url": "https://www.bookquiver.com/naomi-wood/this-is-why-we-cant-have-nice-things/9781399615921",
      "publisher": "phoenix",
      "publisher_series": [],
      "translators": [],
      "medium": "ebook",
      "duration_seconds": null,
      "narrators": [],
      "illustrators": [],
      "cover_artists": [],
      "isbn": "978-13-9961-592-1",
      "pages": null,
      "published": "2024-04-04",
      "language": "en_GB",
      "cover": "https://quivercdn.com/covers/phoenix/naomi-wood/this-is-why-we-cant-have-nice-things_978-13-9961-592-1.jpg?v=2026-05-01%2010%3A43%3A13"
    },
    {
      "title": "This Is Why We Can’t Have Nice Things",
      "subtitle": null,
      "url": "https://www.bookquiver.com/naomi-wood/this-is-why-we-cant-have-nice-things/9781399615938",
      "publisher": "phoenix",
      "publisher_series": [],
      "translators": [],
      "medium": "audio",
      "duration_seconds": null,
      "narrators": [],
      "illustrators": [],
      "cover_artists": [],
      "isbn": "978-13-9961-593-8",
      "pages": null,
      "published": "2024-04-04",
      "language": "en_GB",
      "cover": "https://quivercdn.com/covers/phoenix/naomi-wood/this-is-why-we-cant-have-nice-things_978-13-9961-593-8.jpg?v=2026-05-01%2010%3A43%3A15"
    },
    {
      "title": "This Is Why We Can’t Have Nice Things",
      "subtitle": null,
      "url": "https://www.bookquiver.com/naomi-wood/this-is-why-we-cant-have-nice-things/9781399615891",
      "publisher": "phoenix",
      "publisher_series": [],
      "translators": [],
      "medium": "paper",
      "duration_seconds": null,
      "narrators": [],
      "illustrators": [],
      "cover_artists": [],
      "isbn": "978-13-9961-589-1",
      "pages": null,
      "published": "2024-04-04",
      "language": "en_GB",
      "cover": "https://quivercdn.com/covers/phoenix/naomi-wood/this-is-why-we-cant-have-nice-things_978-13-9961-589-1.jpg?v=2026-05-01%2010%3A43%3A08"
    }
  ],
  "other_languages": [],
  "characters": [],
  "chapters": []
}