{"product_id":"9780857528872-elements","title":"The Elements","description":"\u003cmeta content=\"text\/html; charset=utf-8\" http-equiv=\"Content-Type\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e‘An epic. Impactful and provocative’ \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe New York Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e‘An almost note-perfect piece of first-person storytelling’\u003c\/b\u003e \u003ci\u003eGuardian\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e‘Subtle, intelligent and humane’\u003c\/b\u003e \u003ci\u003eSunday Telegraph\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e____________\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eJohn Boyne's acclaimed quartet of \u003ci\u003eWater, Earth, Fire \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eAir\u003c\/i\u003e come together at last.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHuman life is governed by the elements – water, earth, fire and air. They are fundamental to our existence. They sustain us, but they also challenge us.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn \u003ci\u003eThe Elements\u003c\/i\u003e, John Boyne has created a vivid kaleidoscope to reflect that contradiction: a quartet of intertwined narratives, each providing a different perspective on cause and effect from the points of view of the enabler, the accomplice, the perpetrator and the victim.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFrom a mother on the run from her past, to a young football star on trial, a successful surgeon grappling with childhood trauma, and finally a father on a transformative journey with his son, the four strands weave together to form a tapestry of intersecting lives.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBoyne’s most ambitious work yet, \u003ci\u003eThe Elements\u003c\/i\u003e is both an engrossing drama and a moving examination of the fault lines inherent to human experience. In crisp, spellbinding prose, he navigates a complex subject with extraordinary empathy and unflinching honesty, at every step challenging us to confront our own perceptions of who we are and what made us that way.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rarewaves","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":55658182115702,"sku":"9780857528872","price":21.21,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0092\/7504\/8033\/files\/stand_34749316_93a31343-4d09-4482-ab23-202dcd4ec4fd.jpg?v=1749693140","url":"https:\/\/www.rarewaves.com\/products\/9780857528872-elements","provider":"Rarewaves.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}