{"product_id":"9781911231370","title":"Tunneling to the Center of the Earth","description":"Author: Wilson, Kevin\u003cbr\u003eISBN: 9781911231370\u003cbr\u003ePublisher: The Text Publishing Company\u003cbr\u003eYear first published: 02 Jul 2021\u003cbr\u003ePages: 224 \u003cbr\u003eFormat: Paperback \/ softback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe imaginative and refreshingly original debut short story collection by the bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eNothing to See Here\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn \u003ci\u003eTunneling to the Center of the Earth\u003c\/i\u003e, Kevin Wilson's characters inhabit a world that moves seamlessly between the real and the imagined, the mundane and the fantastic. 'Grand Stand-In' is narrated by an employee of the Nuclear Family Supplemental Provider-a company that supplies 'stand-ins' for families with deceased, ill, or just plain mean grandparents. And in 'Blowing Up on the Spot', a young man works sorting tiles at a Scrabble factory after his parents have spontaneously combusted. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eLaced with humour and pathos, the wonderfully inventive stories in \u003ci\u003eTunneling to the Center of the Earth\u003c\/i\u003e explore the relationship between loss and death and the many ways we try to cope with both.","brand":"Ships in 10 to 15 days","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48198007947422,"sku":"UBD-9781911231370","price":22.78,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0400\/9043\/5742\/files\/9781911231370.jpg?v=1787745253","url":"https:\/\/classicbargains.com.au\/products\/9781911231370","provider":"Classic Bargains Australia","version":"1.0","type":"link"}