{"product_id":"the-brooklyn-follies-by-paul-auster-9780571276646","title":"The Brooklyn Follies","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eI was looking for a quiet place to die. Someone recommended Brooklyn, and so the next morning I travelled down there from Westchester to scope out the terrain.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eSo begins Paul Auster's remarkable novel, \u003cem\u003eThe Brooklyn Follies\u003c\/em\u003e. Set against the backdrop of the contested US election of 2000, it tells the story of Nathan and Tom, an uncle and nephew double-act. One is in remission from lung cancer, divorced, and estranged from his only daughter; the other is hiding away from his once-promising academic career, and indeed, from life in general.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eHaving accidentally ended up in the same Brooklyn neighbourhood, they discover a community teeming with life and passion. When Lucy, a little girl who refuses to speak, comes into their lives, there is suddenly a bridge from their pasts that offers them the possibility of redemption.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Allen \u0026 Unwin","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46532926767340,"sku":"9780571276646","price":26.0,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/10442573482391.jpg?v=1749350842","url":"https:\/\/bookhero.pro\/products\/the-brooklyn-follies-by-paul-auster-9780571276646","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}