{"product_id":"copy-of-assembly","title":"Assembly","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eCome of age in the credit crunch. Be civil in a hostile environment. \u003c\/em\u003e\u003cem\u003eStep out into a world of Go Home vans. Go to Oxbridge, get an education, start a career. Do all the right things. \u003c\/em\u003e\u003cem\u003eBuy a flat. Buy art. Buy a sort of happiness. \u003c\/em\u003e\u003cem\u003eBut above all, keep your head down. Keep quiet. And keep going.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThe narrator of \u003cem\u003eAssembly\u003c\/em\u003e is a Black British woman. She is preparing to attend a lavish garden party at her boyfriend's family estate, set deep in the English countryside. At the same time, she is considering the carefully assembled pieces of herself.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eAs the minutes tick down and the future beckons, she can't escape the question: is it time to take it all apart?\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eAssembly\u003c\/em\u003e is a story about the stories we live within \u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e– those of race and class, safety and freedom, winners and losers. And it is about one woman daring to take control of her own story, even at the cost of her life. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Natasha Brown","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42870928539905,"sku":"9780241992661","price":9.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0573\/8600\/8738\/products\/SIMPLEWEBSITEPRODUCTIMAGE_14_15ed0ff9-b124-4a1f-b1e2-2c95cb4a62fc.png?v=1664354797","url":"https:\/\/rarebirdsbooks.pro\/products\/copy-of-assembly","provider":"Rare Birds Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}