{"product_id":"life-ceremony","title":"Life Ceremony","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFrom the author of international bestseller \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/rarebirdsbooks.pro\/products\/convenience-store-woman?_pos=1\u0026amp;_sid=ca8d78df4\u0026amp;_ss=r\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eConvenience Store Woman\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e comes a collection of short fiction: weird, out of this world and like nothing you've read before.\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eAn engaged couple falls out over the husband's dislike of clothes and objects made from human materials; a young girl finds herself deeply enamoured with the curtain in her childhood bedroom; people honour their dead by eating them and then procreating. Published in English for the first time, this exclusive edition also includes the story that first brought Sayaka Murata international acclaim: 'A Clean Marriage', which tells the story of a happily asexual couple who must submit to some radical medical procedures if they are to conceive a longed-for child.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eMixing taboo-breaking body horror with feminist revenge fables, old ladies who love each other and young women finding empathy and transformation in unlikely places, \u003cem\u003eLife Ceremony\u003c\/em\u003e is a wild ride to the outer edges of one of the most original minds in contemporary fiction.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Sayaka Murata","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43082576920833,"sku":"9781783787388","price":9.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0573\/8600\/8738\/files\/SIMPLEWEBSITEPRODUCTIMAGE-2023-05-04T143909.517.png?v=1683207563","url":"https:\/\/rarebirdsbooks.pro\/products\/life-ceremony","provider":"Rare Birds Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}