{"product_id":"9781948830522","title":"The Left Parenthesis","description":"Author: Muriel Villanueva\u003cbr\u003eISBN: 9781948830522\u003cbr\u003ePublisher: Open Letter\u003cbr\u003eYear first published: 03 Jan 2023\u003cbr\u003ePages: 96\u003cbr\u003eFormat: Paperback \/ softback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe narrator of this novel, a writer, arrives by train at Casetes Beach with her month-old daughter on her back. She prepares to spend a few weeks in one of the cottages by the sand. Her husband has recently passed away and she needs to open the parenthesis of her life: to forget something, and to discover something else. But the appearance of an overly assertive starfish precedes a series of disturbing events, and as the narrator begins to lose a hold on reality, we are immersed in the uncertain territory of allegory.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWith a lively and direct style and overwhelming poetic force, Muriel Villanueva guides us through the daily motions of life, and at the same time a fantastic journey of a woman in search of her own maturity.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Ships in 10 to 15 days","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46867126091934,"sku":"ADS-9781948830522","price":24.78,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0400\/9043\/5742\/files\/9781948830522.jpg?v=1779430507","url":"https:\/\/classicbargains.com.au\/products\/9781948830522","provider":"Classic Bargains Australia","version":"1.0","type":"link"}