{"product_id":"9780143573470","title":"Blood Kin","description":"Author: Dovey, Ceridwen\u003cbr\u003eISBN: 9780143573470\u003cbr\u003ePublisher: Penguin Australia Pty Ltd\u003cbr\u003eYear first published: 23 Sep 2015\u003cbr\u003ePages: 192 \u003cbr\u003eFormat: Paperback \/ softback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn her stunning debut novel, award-winning author Ceridwen Dovey reveals how humanity's most atavistic impulses - vanity, vengeance and greed - seethe, relentlessly, just beneath the surface of civilization.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eShortlisted for the Dylan Thomas Prize\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cbr\u003e A chef, a portraitist and a barber are taken hostage in a coup to overthrow their boss, the President. They are held captive in the President's summer residence in the mountains while far below them, the capital swelters as chaos reigns.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Meanwhile, the chef's daughter, the portraitist's pregnant wife and the barber's lover await their own fates, their love as dangerous a liability as any political affiliation.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e In her stunning debut novel, award-winning author Ceridwen Dovey reveals how humanity's most atavistic impulses - vanity, vengeance and greed - seethe, relentlessly, just beneath the surface of civilization.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e 'A story about how the lightest taste of power so easily stimulates our limitless appetite for sadism.  Dovey . . . presents her case so meticulously and relentlessly that you've got to respect her authority\u003cb\u003e.  \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e Sunday Book Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e 'A lovely, haunting novel, written with great care and precision . . . a really fine debut.'  \u003cb\u003eColum McCann, author of \u003ci\u003eLet The Great World Spin\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e 'A meticulously constructed story about political corruption and its impact on people's lives . . . ingenious.'  \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eSydney Morning Herald\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e","brand":"Print on demand - Ships in 1 to 3 months","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48306722275486,"sku":"UBD-9780143573470","price":22.78,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0400\/9043\/5742\/files\/9780143573470.jpg?v=1789981897","url":"https:\/\/classicbargains.com.au\/products\/9780143573470","provider":"Classic Bargains Australia","version":"1.0","type":"link"}