{"product_id":"9781787335943","title":"Trip","description":"Author:\u003cbr\u003eISBN: 9781787335943\u003cbr\u003ePublisher: RANDOM HOUSE UK\u003cbr\u003eYear first published: 10 Feb 2026\u003cbr\u003ePages: 304\u003cbr\u003eFormat: Paperback \/ softback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA mortally funny debut novel of a mother's love that defies all odds, including death\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eA mortally funny story of a mother's quest to save her son against all odds\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Transcendent and dazzlingly weird' \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Amie Barrodale is the most important writer of my generation' Ottessa Moshfegh\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSandra dies unexpectedly at a conference in Nepal. Across the world in a desert in New Mexico, her teenage son, Trip, has run away from a centre for troubled youth.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBut Sandra soon discovers that a mother's work is never done, not even when you're dead. It turns out limbo is a great place from which to keep an eye on your errant son. When Trip is picked up on the side of the road by a strange man, Sandra is the only one who knows where he is.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAs Trip ventures further south towards the coast and directly into the eye of a hurricane, Sandra's struggle to save him from the other realm begins.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFrom Florida's Gulf Stream to the raging seas, through Munich-bound aeroplanes and from one body to another, \u003ci\u003eTrip \u003c\/i\u003etakes us on an absurd, profound and irresistibly entertaining odyssey - a story of childhood and motherhood, life and death, and everything in between.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Beautifully crafted, hard-boiled fun' Nell Zink\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'I was captivated and charmed for its entirety' Adelaide Faith\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'An extraordinary novel' Akhil Sharma\u003c\/b\u003e","brand":"Ships in 10 to 15 days","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46729866805406,"sku":"UBD-9781787335943","price":34.78,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0400\/9043\/5742\/files\/9781787335943.jpg?v=1776651466","url":"https:\/\/classicbargains.com.au\/products\/9781787335943","provider":"Classic Bargains Australia","version":"1.0","type":"link"}