{"product_id":"day-of-creation","title":"Day of Creation","description":"\u003cp\u003e‘Classic Ballard. Mesmerising. No one writes with such haunting impact’ William Boyd\u003c\/p\u003e\n          \u003cp\u003eIn parched, war-torn central Africa, Dr Mallory watches his clinic fail and dreams of discovering a third Nile to make the Sahara bloom. During his search for water, an ancient tree stump is uprooted by a bulldozer and water wells up, spreading until it becomes an enormous river. With the once arid land now abounding in birds and beasts, the obsessed Mallory forges up-river in an old car ferry, clashing with hostile factions as he tries to find the source of his own creation.\u003c\/p\u003e\n          \u003cp\u003eThis edition is part of a new commemorative series of Ballard’s works, featuring introductions from a number of his admirers (including Ali Smith, Iain Sinclair, Martin Amis and Ned Beauman) and brand-new cover designs from the artist Stanley Donwood.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"HarperCollins Publishers","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54226781110616,"sku":"9780007227891","price":17.5,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0278\/1295\/4195\/files\/9780007227891_8f445670-4567-4100-882d-dfd4aa736f07.jpg?v=1764328544","url":"https:\/\/agendabookshop.com\/products\/day-of-creation","provider":"Agenda Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}