{"product_id":"the-accidentals","title":"The Accidentals","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"UTF-8\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWhen an albatross strays too far from its home, or loses its bearings, it becomes an ‘accidental’, an unmoored wanderer. \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe protagonists of these eight stories each find the ordinary courses of their lives disrupted by an unexpected event and are pushed into unfamiliar terrain: a girl encounters her uncle in hospital, who was cast out of the family for reasons unknown; a menacing force hovers over a fracturing family on a rural holiday; a couple and their children inhabit a stifling world where it is better to be asleep than awake; a man’s desire for a solution to his marital dissatisfaction has unforeseen consequences. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eDeft and disquieting, oscillating between the real and the fantastical, \u003cem\u003eThe Accidentals\u003c\/em\u003e is the brilliant new book from International Booker-shortlisted duo Guadalupe Nettel and Rosalind Harvey (translator).\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Guadalupe Nettel","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":55335582630275,"sku":"9781804271476","price":12.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0573\/8600\/8738\/files\/websitecovertemplate-1637.png?v=1744812078","url":"https:\/\/rarebirdsbooks.pro\/products\/the-accidentals","provider":"Rare Birds Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}