{"product_id":"boat-number-five-9780857428899","title":"Boat Number Five","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cblockquote\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003eIn Bratislava, Slovakia, twelve-year-old Jarka is left to fend for herself in a post-communist concrete apartment-block jungle. She abducts twin babies and discovers herself while struggling to care for them, capturing the universal quest for genuine human relationships in post-communist Europe. \u003c\/blockquote\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFormat\u003c\/strong\u003e: Hardback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eLength\u003c\/strong\u003e: 212 pages\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePublication date\u003c\/strong\u003e: 28 January 2022\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePublisher\u003c\/strong\u003e: Seagull Books London Ltd\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe moving yet humorous story of a girl struggling to care for herself and others in post-communist Slovakia. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eEmotionally neglected by her immature, promiscuous mother and made to care for her cantankerous dying grandmother, twelve-year-old Jarka is left to fend for herself in the social vacuum of a post-communist concrete apartment-block jungle in Bratislava, Slovakia. She spends her days roaming the streets and daydreaming in the only place she feels safe: a small garden inherited from her grandfather. One day, on her way to the garden, she stops at a suburban railway station and impulsively abducts twin babies. Jarka teeters on the edge of disaster, and while struggling to care for the babies, she discovers herself. With a vivid and unapologetic eye, Monika Kompaníková captures the universal quest for genuine human relationships amid the emptiness and ache of post-communist Europe. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBoat Number Five, which was adapted into an award-winning Slovak film, is the first of two books that launch Seagulls much-anticipated Slovak List.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWeight\u003c\/strong\u003e: 448g\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDimension\u003c\/strong\u003e: 236 x 160 x 24 (mm)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eISBN-13\u003c\/strong\u003e: 9780857428899\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Monika Kompanikova","offers":[{"title":"Hardback","offer_id":44095359484154,"sku":"9780857428899","price":17.37,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0522\/4297\/2845\/products\/1646169418913_book.jpg?v=1646918860","url":"https:\/\/shulphink.com\/products\/boat-number-five-9780857428899","provider":"Shulph Ink","version":"1.0","type":"link"}