{"product_id":"9781837862375-three-eight-one","title":"Three Eight One","description":"\u003cmeta content=\"text\/html; charset=utf-8\" http-equiv=\"Content-Type\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eIn 2314, Rowena Savalas stumbles upon a story posted to the internet in 2024. Is it an autobiography, fiction, fantasy? The protagonist Fairly walks the titular road, followed by the sinister \u003ci\u003ebreathing man\u003c\/i\u003e, and her life is transformed; and as she reads, Rowena's life is transformed along with it. Whiteley at her most brilliant.\u003cbr\u003eIn January 2314, Rowena Savalas – a curator of the vast archive of the twenty-first century’s primitive internet – stumbles upon a story posted in the summer of 2024. She’s quickly drawn into the mystery of the text: Is it autobiography, fantasy or fraud? What’s the significance of the recurring number 381?\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eIn the story, the protagonist Fairly walks the Horned Road – a quest undertaken by youngsters in her village when they come of age. She is followed by the “breathing man,” a looming presence, dogging her heels every step of the way. Everything she was taught about her world is overturned.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eFollowing Fairly’s quest, Rowena comes to question her own choices, and a predictable life of curation becomes one of exploration, adventure and love. As both women’s stories draw to a close, she realises it doesn’t matter whether the story is true or not: as with the quest itself, it’s the journey that matters.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rarewaves","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":41793817346145,"sku":"9781837862375","price":7.39,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0092\/7504\/8033\/files\/stand_31784323_72063a3e-e922-43d4-be9f-d3c10c5dc1b6.jpg?v=1747637129","url":"https:\/\/www.rarewaves.com\/products\/9781837862375-three-eight-one","provider":"Rarewaves.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}