{"product_id":"9780241979464","title":"10 Minutes 38 Seconds in this Strange World","description":"Author: Shafak, Elif\u003cbr\u003eISBN: 9780241979464\u003cbr\u003ePublisher: Penguin UK\u003cbr\u003eYear first published: 18 Jun 2020\u003cbr\u003ePages: 320 \u003cbr\u003eFormat: Paperback \/ softback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'A rich, sensual novel that gives voice to the invisible' \u003ci\u003eFinancial Times - \u003c\/i\u003eshortlisted for the Booker Prize 2019\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e'In the first minute following her death, Tequila Leila's consciousness began to ebb, slowly and steadily, like a tide receding from the shore. Her brain cells, having run out of blood, were now completely deprived of oxygen. But they did not shut down. Not right away...'\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFor Leila, each minute after her death brings a sensuous memory: the taste of spiced goat stew, sacrificed by her father to celebrate the long-awaited birth of a son; the sight of bubbling vats of lemon and sugar which the women use to wax their legs while the men attend mosque; the scent of cardamom coffee that Leila shares with a handsome student in the brothel where she works. Each memory, too, recalls the friends she made at each key moment in her life - friends who are now desperately trying to find her. . .","brand":"Ships in 10 to 15 days","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48185126846622,"sku":"UBD-9780241979464","price":24.78,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0400\/9043\/5742\/files\/9780241979464.jpg?v=1787485751","url":"https:\/\/classicbargains.com.au\/products\/9780241979464","provider":"Classic Bargains Australia","version":"1.0","type":"link"}