{"product_id":"9781787335592","title":"Parallel Lines","description":"\u003cp\u003e Author(s): St Aubyn, Edward \u003cbr\u003e Binding: Hardback, \u003cbr\u003e Date of Publication: 01\/05\/2025,\u003cbr\u003e Pagination: 272 pages,\u003cbr\u003e ISBN13\\EAN\\SKU: 9781787335592,\u003cbr\u003e Description: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe story of a group of wildly different people whose fates are improbably yet inextricably linked, the new novel from the bestselling and prize-winning author.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e* A Sunday Times, Guardian and Financial Times ‘Book to Look Out For’ 2025 *It is summer, and Sebastian is in treatment following a breakdown that has left him with a fragile hold on reality and a persistent hunger to connect with the mother who abandoned him as a child.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHis therapist, Martin, is also facing challenges, including his adopted daughter Olivia’s tenuous relationship with her biological mother – a predicament that makes Sebastian’s struggle feel uncannily close to her own. Olivia is producing a radio series on natural disasters, which itself seems to be running parallel to the events unfolding in her personal life, as her best friend Lucy faces a grave diagnosis and her husband, Francis, pursues his mission of rewilding the world.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOver the course of the next year their fates collide in outrageous and poignant ways, as each of their destinies is revealed in a marvellous new light.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWritten with Edward St Aubyn’s trademark wit and inimitable style, Parallel Lines is a novel about connection, love and the cascading consequences of our choices. It is a vibrant, moving celebration of the life of the spirit and the life of the mind from one of our most irresistible storytellers.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Griffin Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":55199145361781,"sku":"9781787335592","price":20.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0379\/1365\/7388\/files\/9781787335592.jpg?v=1742982279","url":"https:\/\/www.griffinbooksonline.pro\/products\/9781787335592","provider":"Griffin Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}