{"product_id":"dinner-guest-1","title":"Dinner Guest","description":"\u003cp\u003e\n                                                            \u003cstrong\u003eFormat\u003c\/strong\u003e: Paperback \/ softback\u003cbr\u003e\n                              \u003cstrong\u003eLength\u003c\/strong\u003e: 160 pages\u003cbr\u003e\n                              \u003cstrong\u003ePublication date\u003c\/strong\u003e: 01 March 2018\u003cbr\u003e\n                              \u003cstrong\u003ePublisher\u003c\/strong\u003e: Vintage Publishing\u003cbr\u003e\n                          \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eLONGLISTED FOR THE 2018 MAN BOOKER INTERNATIONAL PRIZE\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe Dinner Guest\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e is Gabriela Ybarras prizewinning literary debut: a singular autobiographical novel piecing together the kidnap and murder of her grandfather by terrorists, reflecting on the personal impact of private pain and public tragedy.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe story goes that in my family, there's an extra dinner guest at every meal. He's invisible, but always there. He has a plate, glass, knife, and fork. Every so often, he appears, casts his shadow over the table, and erases one of those present.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe first to vanish was my grandfather.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn 1977, three terrorists broke into Gabriela Ybarras grandfather's home, and pointed a gun at him in the shower.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis was the last time his family saw him alive, and his kidnapping played out in the press, culminating in his murder.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eYbarra first heard the story when she was eight, but it was only after her mother's death, years later, that she felt the need to go deeper and discover more about her family's past.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe Dinner Guest is a novel, with the feel of documentary non-fiction. It connects two life-changing events – the very public death of Ybarras grandfather, and the more private pain as her mother dies from cancer and Gabriela cares for her. Devastating yet luminous, the book is an investigation, marking the arrival of a talented new voice in international fiction.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\n                            \u003cstrong\u003eWeight\u003c\/strong\u003e: 198g\n                            \u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDimension\u003c\/strong\u003e: 138 x 216 x 14 (mm)\n                            \u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eISBN-13\u003c\/strong\u003e: 9781910701980\n                            \n                          \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Gabriela Ybarra","offers":[{"title":"Paperback \/ softback","offer_id":44101873008890,"sku":"9781910701980","price":10.97,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0522\/4297\/2845\/products\/3da3bda4a3dfc47d596d0e13e50980c5.jpg?v=1629946354","url":"https:\/\/shulphink.com\/products\/dinner-guest-1","provider":"Shulph Ink","version":"1.0","type":"link"}