{"product_id":"9781905559077-the-illusion-of-return","title":"The Illusion of Return","description":"\u003cmeta content=\"text\/html; charset=utf-8\" http-equiv=\"Content-Type\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eVery topical, haunting story set in Palestinian refugee camp in Lebanon.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eAfter 17 years, the narrator and his friend, Ali, meet at Heathrow and\u003cbr\u003eslowly remember their past in a Palestinian camp in Lebanon. Their memories are concentrated on one fatal night when they were with two other friends for the last time, before tragedy struck. But for the narrator, a personal tragedy had occurred much earlier¿\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eLike many other Palestinians, both Ali and the narrator had to leave Lebanon in the mid-1980s, when it became a battleground for local armies - Ali to America, the narrator to London.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBut this is not just a story about suffering, it is also about absurd politics\u003cbr\u003eand violence - about a world where tragedy and comedy co-exist. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA poignant story that lingers long after one has finished it.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rarewaves","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":41271122133089,"sku":"9781905559077","price":7.89,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0092\/7504\/8033\/files\/orig_27114123.jpg?v=1721504067","url":"https:\/\/www.rarewaves.com\/products\/9781905559077-the-illusion-of-return","provider":"Rarewaves.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}