{"product_id":"we-live-in-water","title":"We Live in Water","description":"\u003cp\u003eFrom Jess Walter, the bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eBeautiful Ruins, \u003c\/i\u003ecomes \u003ci\u003eWe Live in Water  - \u003c\/i\u003ea darkly funny, utterly compelling collection of stories about the American family.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eWe Live in Water \u003c\/i\u003ebrings to vivid life a world of lost fathers and redemptive con men, of personal struggles and diminished dreams, a world marked by the wry wit and generosity of spirit that has made Jess Walter one of America's most talked-about writers. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn 'Thief', a blue-collar worker turns unlikely detective to find out which of his kids is stealing from the family vacation fund. In 'We Live in Water', a lawyer returns to a corrupt North Idaho town to find the father who disappeared thirty years earlier. In 'Anything Helps', a homeless man has to 'go to cardboard' to raise enough money to buy his son the new Harry Potter book. In 'Virgo', a local newspaper editor tries to get back at his superstitious ex-girlfriend by screwing with her horoscope. The final story transforms slyly from a portrait of Walter's hometown into a moving contemplation of our times.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'A ridiculously talented writer' \u003ci\u003eThe New York Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'One of my favourite young American writers' Nick Hornby\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Darkly funny, sneakily sad, these stories are very, very good' \u003ci\u003ePublisher's Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'A witty and sobering snapshot of recession-era America' \u003ci\u003eKirkus\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Jess Walter","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":40302483931314,"sku":"241003857","price":210.0,"currency_code":"ZAR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0562\/9191\/8002\/products\/6927_60db3548d55362.88350760_9780241003855.jpg?v=1640901040","url":"https:\/\/www.wordsworth.co.za\/products\/we-live-in-water","provider":"Wordsworth Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}