{"product_id":"9781473653559","title":"The Beginning of the World in the Middle of the Night","description":"Author: Jen Campbell\u003cbr\u003eISBN: 9781473653559\u003cbr\u003ePublisher: John Murray\u003cbr\u003eYear first published: 10 Jul 2018\u003cbr\u003ePages: 272 \u003cbr\u003eFormat: Paperback \/ softback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'WHAT A BOOK.  IT'S SO STRANGE AND MAGICAL AND THE WRITING IS JUST BEAUTIFUL. I LOVED IT.' \u003c\/b\u003eLouise O'Neill\u003cb\u003e 'ENCHANTING AND ILLUMINATING'\u003c\/b\u003e Carys Bray, author of \u003ci\u003eA Song For Issy Bradley \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003e'LIKE WALKING THROUGH A MIRROR.' \u003c\/b\u003eRachel Joyce, author of \u003ci\u003eThe Unlikely Pilgrimage of Harold Fry\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e'THIS BOOK IS FULL OF CHARACTER AND MAGIC, AND I FOUND MYSELF MESMERISED'\u003c\/b\u003e Claire Fuller, author of \u003ci\u003eOur Endless Numbered Days\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e'THESE STORIES ARE WEAVED TOGETHER LIKE SILVERY FISHING NETS. LIKE SHIMMERING, JEWEL-BRIGHT WORLDS'\u003c\/b\u003e Helen McClory\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e'\u003ci\u003eThese days, you can find anything you need at the click of a button.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003ci\u003eThat's why I bought her heart online.'\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eSpirits in jam jars, mini-apocalypses, animal hearts and side shows.\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e A girl runs a coffin hotel on a remote island.\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e A boy is worried his sister has two souls.\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e A couple are rewriting the history of the world. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAnd mermaids are on display at the local aquarium.\u003ci\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eTHE BEGINNING OF THE WORLD IN THE MIDDLE OF THE NIGHT\u003c\/i\u003e is a collection of twelve haunting stories; modern fairy tales brimming with magic, outsiders and lost souls. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003e'I'm fascinated by storytelling, and particularly fairy tales. How humans have always tried to explain things that they can't possibly understand with, sometimes outrageous, stories' \u003c\/i\u003eJen Campbell\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eFrom the author of \u003ci\u003eWeird Things Customers Say in Bookshops\u003c\/i\u003e series and \u003ci\u003eThe Bookshop Book\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/b\u003e","brand":"Ships in 10 to 15 days","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46375442776222,"sku":"ADS-9781473653559","price":23.78,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0400\/9043\/5742\/files\/9781473653559.jpg?v=1767670680","url":"https:\/\/classicbargains.com.au\/products\/9781473653559","provider":"Classic Bargains Australia","version":"1.0","type":"link"}