{"product_id":"grief-is-the-thing-with-feathers-1","title":"Grief Is the Thing with Feathers","description":"\u003cp\u003eMarking ten years of a contemporary classic, this hardback features unseen artwork throughout and a cover based on a facsimile of the author's own first edition.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn a London flat, two young boys face the unbearable sadness of their mother's sudden death. Their father, a Ted Hughes scholar and scruffy romantic, imagines a future of well-meaning visitors and emptiness.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn this moment of despair they are visited by Crow - antagonist, trickster, healer, babysitter. This sentimental bird is drawn to the grieving family and threatens to stay until they no longer need him.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAs weeks turn to months and the pain of loss gives way to memories, the little unit of three starts to heal.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMax Porter's extraordinary debut - part novella, part polyphonic fable, part essay on grief - marked the arrival of a thrilling new literary talent. This stunning hardback replicates the author's personal first edition to celebrate ten years of a contemporary classic.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"PRHD Penguin","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47246999748831,"sku":"9780571395279","price":30.0,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0685\/2185\/3151\/files\/9780571395279.jpg?v=1755517040","url":"https:\/\/lamplightbooks.co.nz\/products\/grief-is-the-thing-with-feathers-1","provider":"Lamplight Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}