{"product_id":"9781784634032","title":"The Island","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA masterclass in atmospheric suspense and domestic unease\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIt begins as an ordinary day of frayed nerves and suburban fractiousness. Following a sharp argument with his wife, Graham sets out across London with his young daughter, Jasmine. It is a journey born of a need for space - on the surface, a simple drive to clear the air.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBut as they move through the city, the familiar begins to feel inexplicably foreign.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe motorways are tightening. The air is changing. On every screen, in every shop window, a recurring image of a remote island haunts the broadcast - an image that pulls Graham back toward a childhood he has tried to outrun.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAs the horizon darkens and the path home becomes increasingly uncertain, Graham is forced to navigate the shifting boundary between a father's protective instinct and a world that is rapidly losing its grip on the known.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ccite\u003eThe Island\u003c\/cite\u003e is a devastatingly controlled novella from one of the UK's finest poets. It is a story of what remains when the structures of the everyday fall away: the memories we cannot escape, and the desperate, quiet love between a father and his child.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Salt","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57064793112949,"sku":"9781784634032","price":10.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0289\/5334\/6096\/files\/9781784634032.jpg?v=1775984277","url":"https:\/\/goldenharebooks.com\/products\/9781784634032","provider":"Golden Hare Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}