{"product_id":"embrace-9","title":"Embrace","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e'A huge, multi-layered novel' \u003ci\u003eSunday Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eEmbrace\u003c\/i\u003e is the story of the awakening of Karl De Man a thirteen-year-old student at the Berg, an exclusive academy for boys in South Africa in the 1970s. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eKarl grows up on a game reserve in East Africa, intensely aware of landscape and wildlife; he has a loving and close family, but a traditional one that will never easily accept Karl's true self.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWhen he is sent away to school Karl makes new friendships. But, after  threats and punishments handed out after casual sexual games in the dorm, Karl falls in love. He has secret affairs with his best friend, Dominic, who is the son of liberal parents, and his choirmaster, Jacques Cilliers. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe great strength of the novel is that it places Karl's passions on a wider canvas, focusing on his raw passions and elemental drives against the landscapes of Africa.  It is a staggering follow-up to Mark Behr's award-winning first novel, \u003ci\u003eThe Smell of Apples\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Little, Brown Book Group","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54241275871576,"sku":"9780349113005","price":43.99,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0278\/1295\/4195\/files\/9780349113005_5501a8fa-010d-4946-9f9a-ab773fe32813.jpg?v=1765215035","url":"https:\/\/agendabookshop.com\/products\/embrace-9","provider":"Agenda Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}