{"product_id":"an-unremarkable-body-isbn-9781474606332","title":"An Unremarkable Body","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e***Shortlisted for the Costa Best First Novel Award 2018***\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eEVERY MOTHER IS A WOMAN WITH A PAST\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'A haunting debut about grief, loss and motherhood' \u003ci\u003eThe Pool\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e'An intriguing tale of love, loss and missed opportunities . . . written with verve and delivers an amazing twist' \u003ci\u003eSunday Mirror\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Tender and moving, this part-thriller, part-memoir will leave you floored' \u003ci\u003eEmerald Street\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  When Katharine is found dead at the foot of her stairs, it is the mystery of her life that consumes her daughter, Laura.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe medical examiner's report, in which precious parts of Katharine's body are weighed and categorised, motivates Laura to write her own version of events; to bear witness to the unbearable blank space between each itemised entry.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIt forces her to confront a new version of the woman she knew only as her mother - a woman silenced by her own mother, and wronged by her husband. A woman who felt shackled by tradition and unable to love freely.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWith the heart of a memoir and the pace of a thriller, \u003ci\u003eAn Unremarkable Body\u003c\/i\u003e reveals an overwhelming desire to make sense of an unfulfilled life - and to prove that an unremarkable body does not mean an unremarkable life.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Beautiful, sensitive, and poignant\u003c\/b\u003e' \u003cb\u003eClarissa Goenawan, author of \u003ci\u003eRainbirds\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e'Spare, confident and affecting. A compelling read'\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eJoanna Barnard, author of \u003ci\u003ePrecocious \u003c\/i\u003eand\u003ci\u003e Hush Little Baby\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'An incredibly moving story of maternal love, sacrifice, and how little we know those closest to us' Chloë Mayer, author of \u003ci\u003eThe Boy Made of Snow\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Weidenfeld \u0026 Nicolson","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44895043223781,"sku":"NP9781474606332","price":26.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/93f40a1f-3d83-499f-987c-ab0000f14660.jpg?v=1767824048","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/es\/products\/an-unremarkable-body-isbn-9781474606332","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}