{"product_id":"parallel-lines","title":"Parallel Lines","description":"Condition: BRAND NEW\u003cbr\u003eISBN: 9781529953886\u003cbr\u003eFormat: B-format paperback\u003cbr\u003eYear: 2026\u003cbr\u003ePublisher: RANDOM HOUSE UK\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eDescription:\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eA brother and sister lost and found, in a novel that seizes your heart and enthrals your mind, from the author of the Patrick Melrose series\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA brother and sister lost and found, in a novel that seizes your heart and enthrals your mind, from the author of the Patrick Melrose series.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Perhaps the most brilliant English novelist of his generation' Alan Hollinghurst\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e'We set off in opposite directions and walked around the world until we met, and I'm very pleased we have...'\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSebastian is in treatment following a breakdown that has left him with a fragile hold on reality and a hunger to connect with the mother who abandoned him. His therapist, Martin, also faces challenges, including his adopted daughter Olivia's tenuous relationship with her biological mother. Olivia, meanwhile, is producing a radio series on natural disasters, which itself seems to be running parallel to the events unfolding in her personal life.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eOver a year, their fates collide and each of their destinies is revealed in a marvellous new light.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eA tale of art and family\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e...\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003ebrimming with wordplay\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e'\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e \u003ci\u003eFinancial Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eSentences that whoosh past like arrows\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e...\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e St Aubyn\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e'\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003es talents are mighty\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e'\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'I love Edward St Aubyn' Donna Tartt\u003c\/b\u003e","brand":"RANDOM HOUSE","offers":[{"title":"Default","offer_id":44613273878617,"sku":"PR1137543","price":32.1,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/2551\/5502\/files\/image_TT6MH9KL986Y.jpg?v=1788133988","url":"https:\/\/smartfox.co.nz\/products\/parallel-lines","provider":"SmartfoxNZ","version":"1.0","type":"link"}