{"product_id":"9781529953886-parallel-lines","title":"Parallel Lines","description":"\u003cmeta content=\"text\/html; charset=utf-8\" http-equiv=\"Content-Type\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA brother and sister lost and found, in a novel that seizes your heart and enthrals your mind, from the author of the Patrick Melrose series.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e‘Perhaps the most brilliant English novelist of his generation’ Alan Hollinghurst\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e‘We set off in opposite directions and walked around the world until we met, and I’m very pleased we have…’\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSebastian is in treatment following a breakdown that has left him with a fragile hold on reality and a hunger to connect with the mother who abandoned him. His therapist, Martin, also faces challenges, including his adopted daughter Olivia’s tenuous relationship with her biological mother. Olivia, meanwhile, is producing a radio series on natural disasters, which itself seems to be running parallel to the events unfolding in her personal life.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eOver a year, their fates collide and each of their destinies is revealed in a marvellous new light.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e‘\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eA tale of art and family\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e…\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003ebrimming with wordplay\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e’ \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eFinancial Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e‘\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eSentences that whoosh past like arrows\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e…\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e St Aubyn\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e’\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003es talents are mighty\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e’ \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e‘I love Edward St Aubyn’ Donna Tartt\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rarewaves","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56409894224246,"sku":"9781529953886","price":8.51,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0092\/7504\/8033\/files\/stand_40184064_a1abf265-5504-4938-b256-b049934f99f3.jpg?v=1772678255","url":"https:\/\/www.rarewaves.com\/products\/9781529953886-parallel-lines","provider":"Rarewaves.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}