{"product_id":"the-strangers-child-9781035028009","title":"The Stranger's Child","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cblockquote\u003eThe Strangers Child is a novel of the year longlisted for the Man Booker Prize, exploring English culture, taste, and attitudes over a century. It follows the story of Daphne and her family, revealing the ways memory and myth can be built and broken. \u003c\/blockquote\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFormat\u003c\/strong\u003e: Paperback \/ softback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eLength\u003c\/strong\u003e: 576 pages\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePublication date\u003c\/strong\u003e: 19 October 2023\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePublisher\u003c\/strong\u003e: Pan Macmillan\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"The Strangers Child\" is a novel that has been longlisted for the prestigious Man Booker Prize. It is a magnificent and century-spanning saga that revolves around a love triangle that gives rise to a myth and a family mystery that spans generations.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn the late summer of 1913, George Sawle, a Cambridge friend, brings Cecil Valance, a charismatic young poet, to visit his family home. The weekend promises to be filled with excitement and confusion for everyone, but it has the most lasting impact on George's sixteen-year-old sister, Daphne.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAs the decades unfold, Daphne and those around her experience remarkable changes in fortune and circumstances. The events of that long-ago summer become intertwined with legends and stories.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"The Strangers Child\" is a masterful exploration of English culture, taste, and attitudes. It is an epic in scope, portraying a luminous but changing world and the ways in which memory and myth can be constructed and dismantled. It is a powerful and utterly absorbing modern classic.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWeight\u003c\/strong\u003e: 402g\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDimension\u003c\/strong\u003e: 130 x 197 x 40 (mm)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eISBN-13\u003c\/strong\u003e: 9781035028009\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Alan Hollinghurst","offers":[{"title":"Paperback \/ softback","offer_id":44663500472570,"sku":"9781035028009","price":7.84,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0522\/4297\/2845\/products\/1697817883271_book.jpg?v=1697872376","url":"https:\/\/shulphink.com\/products\/the-strangers-child-9781035028009","provider":"Shulph Ink","version":"1.0","type":"link"}