{"product_id":"the-good-eye-9781787336148","title":"The Good Eye","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn twelve exquisite stories set across the globe, Jess Gibson's characters betray, provoke and charm, confronting what they see with their good eye - and their bad  Men and women confront the limits of their perception as reality shifts around them, in this startlingly original debut short-story collection  A stone appears in a woman's pocket like a charm only to end up lodged in someone's throat. A psychic harnesses her talent for animal communication to extract a perfect revenge. While staying in a beautiful home, an art appraiser falls for her hosts but suspects their collection is fake. A condescending artist throws a dinner party, where he discovers a painful and consequential truth.  In these twelve exquisite and uncanny stories, the world can change in an instant. The beautiful can suddenly become grotesque, the exalted disgraced, the genius an imposter. Ranging across the globe through the worlds of art, crime and fantasy, each character turns their gaze on themselves and on each other, to confront what they see with their good eye - and their bad.\u003ch4\u003eDetails\u003c\/h4\u003e\u003cp\u003eISBN13: 9781787336148\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFormat: Hardback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eNumber of Pages: 176\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eEdition: \u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePublication Date: 18 Aug 2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePublisher: Vintage Publishing\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePublication City, Country: London, United Kingdom\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eDimensions (cm): 22.4(H)x14.3(L)x2(W)288\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWeight (gm): 288\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch4\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h4\u003eJess Gibson was born in Canada and has lived in England, Germany, the United States, Australia and France. She studied at McGill and the University of Toronto, and received her PhD in Art History from Yale University. She lives in Brooklyn with her spouse and child. The Good Eye is her first book.\u003ch4\u003eReviews\u003c\/h4\u003e\u003cb\u003eSuch a good book\u003c\/b\u003e – Gibson’s own good eye on things is the core of its energy, working beneath every surface “like underwater lamps on television programs about the deep sea” -- Ali Smith\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Good Eye \u003c\/i\u003eis an \u003cb\u003eastoundingly accomplished\u003c\/b\u003e collection of stories. \u003cb\u003eUnsettling, forensically observed and written in devastatingly pristine prose\u003c\/b\u003e these stories burrowed their way under my skin and lingered there. \u003cb\u003eThese are modern stories imbued with a sense of timelessness\u003c\/b\u003e -- Jan Carson\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eThere’s more than a hint of the carnival in these deliciously twisty stories by Jess Gibson\u003c\/b\u003e. This is a world peopled by amicable card sharps, con artists, forgers and general hoodwinkers who administer their own brand of crooked justice. Their victims are faithless, vain, blind to themselves, often complicit in their own undoing. \u003cb\u003eMischievous, sumptuous and quietly ruthless, \u003ci\u003eThe Good Eye\u003c\/i\u003e enchants with a deft sleight of hand even as it unsettles\u003c\/b\u003e -- Bernie McGill\u003cbr\u003eThe stories in this bewitching collection begin in the known world before tilting towards mystery and rebellion - \u003cb\u003ea book full of pleasure and surprise\u003c\/b\u003e -- Aysegül Savas\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWise, seductive, funny, and psychedelic, \u003ci\u003eThe Good Eye\u003c\/i\u003e is written in gloriously precise and tactile prose, illuminating the antechambers and edges of life\u003c\/b\u003e—apparitions, fakes, visitations by ghosts, rodents, and stray lovers—where both threat and insight glistens. Hopeful and renegade like Joy Williams and with a sly Mona Lisa smile, Jess Gibson moves between a high-altitude view and the very muscle of life to uncover what fluorescence it might hold. \u003cb\u003eThis collection took my breath away. A quietly, cumulatively, supernaturally brilliant debut\u003c\/b\u003e -- Claudia Dey\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Good Eye\u003c\/i\u003e is a terrific collection of stories: witty, ironic, unnerving, stylish, and funny\u003c\/b\u003e, very funny. The stories are wonderfully written but it’s Gibson’s sensibility that’s most striking. \u003cb\u003eReading \u003ci\u003eThe Good Eye\u003c\/i\u003e is like going for a walk with a charming and cultivated guide who knows her way around some of the most vivid parts of Hell\u003c\/b\u003e. It’s the best first collection of stories I’ve read in years -- André Alexis\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Good Eye\u003c\/i\u003e is \u003cb\u003ethe kind of collection I’m always looking for and never seem to quite find\u003c\/b\u003e. The power in these beautifully understated stories is in the concision — and precision— of the language. No gimmicks here just \u003cb\u003edirect, clear-eyed prose\u003c\/b\u003e. And moving, human struggles on the page. -- Peter Orner\u003cbr\u003eThis is a beguiling and compelling collection of stories that never outstays its welcome. Like the best sort of party guest, Gibson knows exactly when to exit and each of these totally immersive stories leaves you wanting more. \u003cb\u003eA fantastically crafted collection - I devoured it\u003c\/b\u003e -- Abi Hynes\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePlayful, sharp and stealthy, these stories trouble appearances, disrupt perspective, and flicker with understated humour\u003c\/b\u003e -- K J Orr\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTightly and mischievously\u003c\/b\u003e told, they [the stories] reveal Gibson as \u003cb\u003ea master of capturing relationships\u003c\/b\u003e as they begin to fray * Monocle *","brand":"Jess Gibson","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49180369813721,"sku":"9781787336148","price":34.99,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0502\/9530\/8441\/files\/9781787336148.jpg?v=1788354510","url":"https:\/\/www.arielbooks.com.au\/products\/the-good-eye-9781787336148","provider":"Ariel","version":"1.0","type":"link"}