{"product_id":"boat-number-five","title":"Boat Number Five","description":"\u003cb\u003eThe moving yet humorous story of a girl struggling to care for herself and others in post-communist Slovakia.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Emotionally neglected by her immature, promiscuous mother and made to care for her cantankerous dying grandmother, twelve-year-old Jarka is left to fend for herself in the social vacuum of a post-communist concrete apartment-block jungle in Bratislava, Slovakia. She spends her days roaming the streets and daydreaming in the only place she feels safe: a small garden inherited from her grandfather. One day, on her way to the garden, she stops at a suburban railway station and impulsively abducts twin babies. Jarka teeters on the edge of disaster, and while struggling to care for the babies, she discovers herself. With a vivid and unapologetic eye, Monika Kompaníková captures the universal quest for genuine human relationships amid the emptiness and ache of post-communist Europe. \u003ci\u003eBoat Number Five\u003c\/i\u003e, which was adapted into an award-winning Slovak film, is the first of two books that launch Seagull’s much-anticipated Slovak List.","brand":"Seagull Books London Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":39471815098451,"sku":"9780857428899","price":23.99,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0278\/1295\/4195\/files\/9780857428899_1eccb61d-2c42-42ef-b2c7-499121f3fdfb.jpg?v=1778899535","url":"https:\/\/agendabookshop.com\/products\/boat-number-five","provider":"Agenda Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}