{"product_id":"absence-by-issa-quincy-9781803514925","title":"Absence","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA child is beguiled by a poem read to him by his mother. The poem follows this elusive narrator like a whisper throughout his life, echoing across the years in the stories and lives of others as they are recounted to him: an enigmatic and beloved schoolteacher who leaves behind a dark secret after his death; a woman who lays the table for a son she knows will never return home; a young man shunned by his family, who finds solace and freedom in the letters from an estranged aunt; a black-and-white photograph that tells of another family, afflicted with generations of tragedy.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eWith fierce imagination, Issa Quincy has constructed a transcendent portrait of humanity, deftly illuminating a symphony of memories, murmurs and phantoms that add up to an ordinary human life.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eAbsence\u003c\/em\u003e invites you to explore the delicate lines between memory and reality, a journey that will linger long after the final page is turned.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Allen \u0026 Unwin Aotearoa New Zealand","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":67798052700396,"sku":"9781803514925","price":27.99,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/9781803514925-absence-1.jpg?v=1792471202","url":"https:\/\/bookhero.pro\/products\/absence-by-issa-quincy-9781803514925","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}