{"product_id":"9781786072382","title":"Fever Dream : SHORTLISTED FOR THE BOOKER INTERNATIONAL PRIZE 2017","description":"\u003ch3\u003eAuthor: Samanta Schweblin\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003ch4\u003eLatin America\u003c\/h4\u003e\u003ch5\u003ePublished on 5 October 2017 by Oneworld Publications in the United Kingdom.\u003c\/h5\u003e\u003ch4\u003ePaperback | 160 pages\u003cbr\u003e128 x 180 x 18mm | 134g\u003c\/h4\u003e\u003chr\u003e\u003cp\u003e SHORTLISTED FOR THE MAN BOOKER INTERNATIONAL PRIZE 2017Tightly wound and full of dread, Fever Dream is a chilling tale of maternal love and environmental catastrophe, from an Argentinian literary star  'The book I wish I had written' Lisa Taddeo, author of Three Women and AnimalA young woman named Amanda lies dying in a remote Argentinian hospital. A boy named David sits beside her. She's not his mother. He's not her child.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAt David's ever more insistent prompting, Amanda recounts a series of events from the apparently recent past, a conversation that opens a chest of horrors. Together, they tell a haunting story of broken souls, toxins, and the power and desperation of family.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA chilling tale of maternal anxiety and ecological menace, Fever Dream is a modern classic. Samanta Schweblin's unforgettable debut is a prescient warning about our manipulation of the natural world, and an unforgettable exercise in literary suspense. 'A gloriously creepy fable' Guardian, 'Best Fiction of 2017'\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Samanta Schweblin","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56261183045957,"sku":"9781786072382","price":8.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0994\/3721\/6069\/files\/9781786072382.jpg?v=1763037757","url":"https:\/\/stripyduckbookshopcafe.co.uk\/products\/9781786072382","provider":"The Stripy Duck Bookshop Café","version":"1.0","type":"link"}