{"product_id":"9781472153517","title":"Barcelona Dreaming","description":"Author: Rupert Thomson\u003cbr\u003eISBN: 9781472153517\u003cbr\u003ePublisher: Little Brown\u003cbr\u003eYear first published: 29 Mar 2022\u003cbr\u003ePages: 224 \u003cbr\u003eFormat: Paperback \/ softback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSet on the eve of the financial crash of 2008, \u003ci\u003eBarcelona Dreaming\u003c\/i\u003e is made up of three stories that are linked by time and place, and also by the moving, unexpected interactions of a rich cast of characters.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe stories are narrated, in turn, by an English woman who runs a gift shop, an alcoholic jazz pianist, and a translator tormented by unrequited love, all of whose lives will be changed forever. Underpinning the novel,  and casting a long shadow, is a crime committed against a young Moroccan immigrant.\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eExploring themes of addiction, racism, celebrity, immigration, and self-delusion, and fuelled by a longing for the unattainable and a nostalgia for what is about to be lost, \u003ci\u003eBarcelona Dreaming\u003c\/i\u003e is a love letter to one of the world's most beautiful cities and a powerful and poignant fable for our uncertain times.","brand":"Ships in 10 to 15 days","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46378756047006,"sku":"ADS-9781472153517","price":22.78,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0400\/9043\/5742\/files\/9781472153517.jpg?v=1767759370","url":"https:\/\/classicbargains.com.au\/products\/9781472153517","provider":"Classic Bargains Australia","version":"1.0","type":"link"}