{"product_id":"9781911231349","title":"Crossed Lines","description":"Author: Darrieussecq, Marie\u003cbr\u003eISBN: 9781911231349\u003cbr\u003ePublisher: The Text Publishing Company\u003cbr\u003eYear first published: 29 Sep 2020\u003cbr\u003ePages: 304 \u003cbr\u003eFormat: Paperback \/ softback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFor fans of Rachel Cusk,\u003ci\u003e Crossed Lines\u003c\/i\u003e is a critique of a woman's midlife, middle-class crisis of conscience, told through the astute and clever voice of one of France's most prolific writers. Translated by Penny Hueston.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWhen her mother offers Rose a Mediterranean cruise with her two children, she jumps at the chance to get away from her husband who drinks too much, and the renovations of their holiday house in the south. But one night the cruise ship comes upon a shipwrecked boat full of refugees, who are taken aboard. Without telling her teenage son, Rose gives his mobile phone to a young Nigerian refugee. Does she want to be some kind of a hero, ease her conscience? Now what is she in for? The secret phone connection takes Rose and her family on a journey of discovery.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWith her trademark wit and acid intelligence, Marie Darrieussecq, like Rachel Cusk or Jenny Offill, shines a light on issues of individual responsibility in our complex world.","brand":"Ships in 10 to 15 days","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48185252642974,"sku":"UBD-9781911231349","price":29.78,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0400\/9043\/5742\/files\/9781911231349.jpg?v=1787486660","url":"https:\/\/classicbargains.com.au\/products\/9781911231349","provider":"Classic Bargains Australia","version":"1.0","type":"link"}