{"product_id":"rivers-isbn-9781603094900","title":"Rivers","description":"\u003cb\u003eThree ordinary weirdos, one recurring dream. The acclaimed minds behind \u003ci\u003eThe Three Rooms in Valerie's Head\u003c\/i\u003e return with a whimsical and ambitious portrait of human connection in the age of digital fragmentation.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eYou meet the strangest people on the internet.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eGideon is a lonely I.T. developer, obsessed by a comic book from childhood called \u003ci\u003eRevenge of the Ghoulors\u003c\/i\u003e, and secretly in love with his co-worker Lisa. Heidi works at home in her pyjamas, makes a lot of soup, and wishes she had time for friends. Peter is a 56-year-old divorcee who delivers classic cars, has a built-in toaster, and thinks a lot about the past. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThese three people seem unconnected, yet they share something -- they each have the same recurring dream. And when a new web service is introduced that helps people share their dreams, what will happen when the three of them find out about each other? Just what is it that links these three lonely souls? \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eNimbly weaving together multiple storylines (including extracts from Gideon's comic book, \u003ci\u003eRevenge of the Ghoulors\u003c\/i\u003e), Dan Berry and David Gaffney present \u003ci\u003eRivers\u003c\/i\u003e: a quirky examination of how events from the past can bind people together forever, and a surprising reunion between people who've never met.\u003cb\u003eDavid Gaffney\u003c\/b\u003e lives in Manchester. He is the author of the novels \u003ci\u003eNever Never\u003c\/i\u003e (2008), \u003ci\u003eAll the Places I've Ever Lived\u003c\/i\u003e  (2017), \u003ci\u003eOut of the Dark\u003c\/i\u003e (2020), plus the flash fiction and short story collections \u003ci\u003eSawn-Off Tales\u003c\/i\u003e (2006), \u003ci\u003eAromabingo\u003c\/i\u003e (2007), \u003ci\u003eThe Half-Life of Songs\u003c\/i\u003e (2010), and \u003ci\u003eMore Sawn-Off Tales\u003c\/i\u003e (2013).  David's graphic novel with Dan Berry, \u003ci\u003eThe Three Rooms In Valerie's Head\u003c\/i\u003e, was published in 2018 with Top Shelf and is currently being adapted for television. www.davidgaffney.org\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eDan Berry\u003c\/b\u003e is a cartoonist, illustrator and educator. He is the co-creator of the book \u003ci\u003eThe Three Rooms in Valerie's Head\u003c\/i\u003e with author David Gaffney, and was nominated for an Eisner award for the anthology \u003ci\u003e24 by 7.\u003c\/i\u003e He has been independently publishing his own comics for a decade. He is the host of the podcast \u003ci\u003eMake It Then Tell Everybody.\u003c\/i\u003e Between 2008 and 2019 Dan ran a university degree course in comics and graphic novels. He lives in Shropshire with his wife and two very rude children.","brand":"Top Shelf Productions","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46300854288613,"sku":"NP9781603094900","price":19.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9781603094900.jpg?v=1767735819","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/products\/rivers-isbn-9781603094900","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}