{"product_id":"the-slap-christos-tsiolkas","title":"The Slap","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAt a suburban barbecue, a man slaps a child who is not his own.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThis event has a shocking ricochet effect on a group of people, mostly friends, who are directly or indirectly influenced by the slap.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eIn this remarkable novel, Christos Tsiolkas turns his unflinching and all-seeing eye onto that which connects us all: the modern family and domestic life in the twenty-first century. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Slap\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e is told from the points of view of eight people who were present at the barbecue. The slap and its consequences force them all to question their own families and the way they live, their expectations, beliefs and desires.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWhat unfolds is a powerful, haunting novel about love, sex and marriage, parenting and children, and the fury and intensity - all the passions and conflicting beliefs - that family can arouse. In its clear-eyed and forensic dissection of the ever-growing middle class and its aspirations and fears, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Slap\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e is also a poignant, provocative novel about the nature of commitment and happiness, compromise and truth.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePlease note this copy has some creases on the spine and light creases on the covers.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eISBN: \u003cspan tabindex=\"-1\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"Text Text__body3\"\u003e9781741758207 \u003cspan class=\"Text Text__subdued\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSize: P\u003cspan itemprop=\"bookFormat\"\u003eaperback\u003c\/span\u003e, \u003cspan itemprop=\"numberOfPages\"\u003e570 pages\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePublisher: Allen \u0026amp; Unwin\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eYear:  2010\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"B - Good Condition","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":40278915711132,"sku":"","price":5.0,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0526\/1597\/0972\/files\/theslap_1_2a0bfe5a-a807-41ed-b620-833b634ac0d7.jpg?v=1785827309","url":"https:\/\/booksforless.co.nz\/products\/the-slap-christos-tsiolkas","provider":"Books For Less","version":"1.0","type":"link"}