{"product_id":"phantom-limb-by-chris-kohler-9781805460831","title":"Phantom Limb","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"Mesmerising... the work of a writer possessed of a rare power and vision\" - \u003cb\u003eDaily Telegraph\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eOne evening, Gillis—a young Scottish minister who technically doesn't believe in god—falls into a hole left by a recently dug-up elm tree and discovers an ancient disembodied hand in the soil. He's about to rebury it when the hand... beckons to him.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eHe spirits it back to his manse and gives it pen and paper, whereupon it begins to doodle scratchy and anarchic visions. Somewhere, in the hand's deep history, there lies a story of the Scottish reformation, of art and violence, and of its owner long since dead.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eBut for Gillis, there lies only opportunity: to reinvent himself as a prophet, proclaim the hand a miracle, and use it for reasons both sacred and profane... to impress his ex-girlfriend, and to lead himself and his country out of inertia and into a dynamic, glorious future.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003ePhantom Limb\u003c\/i\u003e offers a captivating tale of intrigue and ambition, blending elements of magic realism with historical depth.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Allen \u0026 Unwin Aotearoa New Zealand","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47071833915628,"sku":"9781805460831","price":27.99,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/22622613482830.jpg?v=1765055180","url":"https:\/\/bookhero.pro\/products\/phantom-limb-by-chris-kohler-9781805460831","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}