{"product_id":"9781472155252-bernard-and-pat","title":"Bernard and Pat","description":"\u003cmeta content=\"text\/html; charset=utf-8\" http-equiv=\"Content-Type\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cb\u003eThis powerful UK debut from young writer Blair James is an intense reading experience: disturbing and caustic, BERNARD AND PAT is a novel about childhood, memory, sexual awakening and abuses of power \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eI suppose that these are the horses from which we are thrown.\u003cbr\u003e We see things as we are, not as they are.\u003cbr\u003e How do we best see? With eyes old or new?\u003cbr\u003e How well do we rise after falling?\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCatherine is small and everyone else is big. The world has lots of rules which she cannot keep up with, and lots of things happen that just don't feel right. With Dad gone and Mum at work, Catherine spends her days with Bernard and Pat. These are days that she will never forget but never quite remember, either.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBernard and Pat\u003c\/i\u003e is a tour-de-force, a novel deeply aware of the peculiarities of memory and the vulnerability of childhood. Catherine's voice is unforgettable.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rarewaves","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56451448897910,"sku":"9781472155252","price":7.89,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0092\/7504\/8033\/files\/orig_28417907.jpg?v=1760462587","url":"https:\/\/www.rarewaves.com\/products\/9781472155252-bernard-and-pat","provider":"Rarewaves.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}