{"product_id":"true-north-14","title":"True North","description":"\u003cp\u003eIn keeping with his powerful first collection, A Little Javanese, these seven new stories by André Mangeot roam the globe, exposing human frailty in its many forms. In central Europe a wayward son takes up the reins of the family business; a journalist heads into the Sahara in search of her past; a retired Canadian teacher is forced to question much he has believed …\u003c\/p\u003e\n\t\t\t\t\t\u003cp\u003eFlood, heat, desert and snowscape are here almost characters in themselves – edging certain stories to their climax, elsewhere simply observing how we humans write our own stories and endings.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\t\t\t\t\t\u003cp\u003ePlayed out against the grinding poverty of street children, in drug fuelled Miami bars and alleys, amongst the detritus of a deserted Thai beach or in the complex world of musical genius – we are witnesses to love, betrayal, self-delusion, the nature of hope and loyalty.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\t\t\t\t\t\u003cp\u003eThese compelling and beautifully crafted stories show us that humanity has more that binds us together than separates us. That action and consequences all have a cost and that truth and lies are sometimes only divided by a heartbeat.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Salt Publishing","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54252092588376,"sku":"9781844718283","price":15.99,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0278\/1295\/4195\/files\/9781844718283.jpg?v=1778506268","url":"https:\/\/agendabookshop.com\/products\/true-north-14","provider":"Agenda Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}