{"product_id":"9781922458353","title":"The Grass Hotel","description":"Author: Sherborne, Craig\u003cbr\u003eISBN: 9781922458353\u003cbr\u003ePublisher: The Text Publishing Company\u003cbr\u003eYear first published: 01 Feb 2022\u003cbr\u003ePages: 208 \u003cbr\u003eFormat: Paperback \/ softback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eShort and sharp, savage yet tender, and written with a poet's touch-a bittersweet portrait of mother and son by an award-winning Australian novelist\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eCarry me, son. Do not leave me behind.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003eAre you listening to me?\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003eOf course you're listening, you say, and add the F-word. Off you go to cope with a storm. Lucerne armfuls for horses. For cows, plain hay.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAlone in the paddocks of his grass hotel a man tends to his beloved horses, Socks and Boy. The voice of his mother-accusatory, fragmenting from dementia-haunts his every move, an excoriating reminder of his failures in the world of people.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Grass Hotel\u003c\/i\u003e is a story of damage and repair, of familial obligation and the resentments it can cause. It is also about the profound comfort that a connection with animals can offer.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWith its extraordinary use of language, Craig Sherborne's novel is by turns savage and tender, raw and poetic: a small masterpiece.","brand":"Ships in 10 to 15 days","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48203390353566,"sku":"UBD-9781922458353","price":29.78,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0400\/9043\/5742\/files\/9781922458353.jpg?v=1787833768","url":"https:\/\/classicbargains.com.au\/products\/9781922458353","provider":"Classic Bargains Australia","version":"1.0","type":"link"}