{"product_id":"9781526607836","title":"In the City by the Sea by Kamila Shamsie","description":"_______________'Full of fun, longing and wit . a debut of spirit and imagination, loaded with intelligent charm' - Ali Smith'A touching and engrossing story . an assured debut' - The Times'A colourful and peripatetic view of politics in Pakistan . an interesting and promising novel' - Guardian_______________BY THE ACCLAIMED WINNER OF THE WOMEN'S PRIZE FOR FICTIONSHORTLISTED FOR THE JOHN LLEWELLYN RHYS PRIZE_______________Hasan is eleven years old. He loves cricket, pomegranates, the night sky, his clever, vibrant artistic mother and his etymologically obsessed lawyer father, and he adores his next-door neighbour Zehra. One early summer morning, while lazing happily on the roof, Hasan watches a young boy flying a yellow kite fall to his death. Soon after, Hasan's idyllic, sheltered family life is shattered when his beloved uncle Salman, a dissenting politician, is arrested and charged with treason... Set in a land ruled by an oppressive military regime, this eloquent, charming and quietly political novel vividly recreates the confusing world of a young boy on the edge of adulthood, and beautifully illustrates the transformative power of the imagination.\u003cbr\u003eBinding: Paperback \/ softback","brand":"Gardners","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56303138374005,"sku":"9781526607836","price":9.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0612\/7193\/3106\/files\/9781526607836.jpg?v=1762793796","url":"https:\/\/backstory.london\/products\/9781526607836","provider":"Backstory","version":"1.0","type":"link"}