{"product_id":"the-discomfort-of-evening","title":"The Discomfort of Evening","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eI thought about being too small for so much, but that no one told you when you were big enough ... and I asked God if he please couldn't take my brother Matthies instead of my rabbit. 'Amen.'\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eJas lives with her devout farming family in the rural Netherlands. One winter's day, her older brother joins an ice skating trip; resentful at being left alone, she makes a perverse plea to God; he never returns. As grief overwhelms the farm, Jas succumbs to a vortex of increasingly disturbing fantasies, watching her family disintegrate into a darkness that threatens to derail them all.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eA bestselling sensation in the Netherlands by a prize-winning young poet, Lucas Rijneveld's debut novel lays everything bare. It is a world of language unlike any other, which Michele Hutchison's striking translation captures in all its wild, violent beauty. Studded with unforgettable images - visceral, raw, surreal - \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Discomfort of the Evening \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003eis a radical reading experience that will leave you changed forever.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePlease note this copy is in near new condition.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eISBN: 9780571349364\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSize: Paperback, 282 pages\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePublisher: \u003cspan\u003eFaber \u0026amp; Faber\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eYear:  2018\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"A - Near New Condition","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47757606125724,"sku":null,"price":11.0,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0526\/1597\/0972\/files\/thedis.jpg?v=1790832924","url":"https:\/\/booksforless.co.nz\/products\/the-discomfort-of-evening","provider":"Books For Less","version":"1.0","type":"link"}