{"product_id":"vigil-9781037204180","title":"Vigil","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePre-order the latest book from the Booker Prize–winning author of \u003cem\u003eLincoln in the Bardo\u003c\/em\u003e – a playful, wise, electric novel taking place at the bedside of an oil company CEO, in the twilight hours of his life, as he is ferried from this world into the next.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e'He will be read long after these times have passed' \u003cstrong\u003eZadie Smith\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eWhat a lovely home I found myself plummeting toward...\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eNot for the first time – in fact, for the 343rd time – Jill ‘Doll’ Blaine finds herself crashing down to earth, head-first, rear-up, to accompany her latest charge into the afterlife. She soon realises, however, that this man is not quite like the others.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eFor powerful oil tycoon K.J. Boone will not be consoled, because he has nothing to regret. He lived a big, bold life, and the world is better for it… isn’t it?\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eAs death approaches, a cast of worldly and otherworldly visitors arrive. Crowds of people and animals – alive and dead – materialise, birds swarm the dying man’s room, and associates from decades past show up, all clamouring for a reckoning.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eIn this electric novel brimming with explosive imagination, George Saunders confronts the biggest issues of our time with his trademark humour and warmth, spinning a tale that encompasses life and death, good and evil, and the inevitable question: who else could we be but exactly who we are?\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Allen \u0026 Unwin","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47012687511788,"sku":"9781037204180","price":30.0,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/2133e282b0edcc7ed823e07e792143ed.jpg?v=1763509938","url":"https:\/\/bookhero.pro\/products\/vigil-9781037204180","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}