{"product_id":"freetown","title":"Freetown","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"He was a Fula. I say 'was', because I haven't seen him for a long time. I don't know if he's still alive or where he might be. He just disappeared.\"\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMaria is independent, unconventional and unafraid. She is trying to find an explanation for the disappearance of Ishmael, a refugee from Sierra Leone who came to her door as a newspaper boy and stayed for seven years. He was like a son to her. Vincent is a psychologist. Once he and Maria had an all-encompassing relationship, but since their break-up he has been living in a kind of haze. One day, Maria asks for his help. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn the encounters that follow, Ishmael is pushed into the background by a rekindling of the old love between Vincent and Maria. The stories and memories that resurface come to replace the sadness at the loss of the boy. But despite the distraction of their new situation, Ishmael proves impossible to forget.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eOtto de Kat is known for concise novels that are beautifully observed, subtle and precise, and \u003ci\u003eFreetown\u003c\/i\u003e is no exception. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTranslated from the Dutch by Laura Watkinson\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eLaura Watkinson is a translator from Dutch, Italian and German whose translations include works by Cees Nooteboom, Jan van Mersbergen, Tonke Dragt and Peter Terrin.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWith the support of the Creative Europe Programme of the European Union\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Quercus Publishing","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54219711840600,"sku":"9781529401622","price":17.99,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0278\/1295\/4195\/files\/9781529401622.jpg?v=1770445830","url":"https:\/\/agendabookshop.com\/products\/freetown","provider":"Agenda Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}