{"product_id":"fates-of-the-animals","title":"Fates of the Animals","description":"\u003cp\u003e\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\u003cstrong\u003eLong-listed for the 2016 Edge Hill Short Story Prize\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\t\t\t\t\t\u003c\/p\u003e\n\t\t\t\t\t\u003cp\u003eSongs of the drowned and a dog with wings…\u003c\/p\u003e\n\t\t\t\t\t\u003cp\u003e“The world was a grey place once, concrete grey and striped with grey; clay against stone. The pigeons stretched out their scrawny lives and lived as creatures must. Yet they were not hateful birds. They wore their poverty like overcoats; they sat upon the highest places and drizzled the whole world with their compassion. Their souls were dignified as tarnished spoons; pigeons bore witness to the sadness and the tearing of the wind.”\u003c\/p\u003e\n\t\t\t\t\t\u003cp\u003eBy turns tender and unsettling, this book lurks at the tattered edges of the world, where Satan’s daughter wants to die of love and a woman is paralysed with fear in the 24-hours Tesco. There are jokes here too, and you cannot trust the ground beneath your feet. The angels keep stealing God’s fags and the dog is hauled up before a kangaroo court.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\t\t\t\t\t\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eFates of The Animals\u003c\/em\u003e is a book for those who remember fairytales and the TV Test-card; those who like to feel a little uneasy; those who sometimes lie awake in the night.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Salt Publishing","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":32076618498131,"sku":"","price":15.99,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0278\/1295\/4195\/files\/9781907773587_dca25e61-5974-4637-aab5-34ffe08b67f1.jpg?v=1764729944","url":"https:\/\/agendabookshop.com\/products\/fates-of-the-animals","provider":"Agenda Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}