{"product_id":"9781776950003","title":"The Deck","description":"Author: Farrell, Fiona \u003cbr\u003eISBN: 9781776950003 \u003cbr\u003ePublisher: RANDOM HOUSE NZ \u003cbr\u003eYear First Published: 2023 \u003cbr\u003ePages: 304 \u003cbr\u003eDimensions: 232mm x 154mm x 25mm \u003cbr\u003eFormat: Paperback \/ softback \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eDescripition: \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eA novel about telling stories in a time of change.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWhat is the point of inventing stories when reality eclipses imagination?\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e A little way off in the future, during a time of plague and profound social collapse, a group of friends escapes to a house in the country where they entertain themselves by playing music, eating, drinking and telling stories about their lives. There are tales of thieves and pirates, deaths and a surprise birth, a freak wave and many other stories of misadventure resulting in unexpected felicity.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Deck \u003c\/i\u003eborrows the motifs of Giovanni Boccaccio's 14th-century masterpiece, \u003ci\u003eThe Decameron\u003c\/i\u003e, in which another small group gathered to avoid contagion and passed the time telling stories. But what is the role of fiction, this novel asks, as civilisation falters?","brand":"Ships in 10 to 15 days","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45475760504990,"sku":"UBD-9781776950003","price":32.78,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0400\/9043\/5742\/files\/9781776950003.jpg?v=1747884793","url":"https:\/\/classicbargains.com.au\/products\/9781776950003","provider":"Classic Bargains Australia","version":"1.0","type":"link"}