{"product_id":"9780349010489","title":"A Stranger City : Winner of the Wingate Literary Prize 2020","description":"\u003cp\u003e Author(s): Grant, Linda \u003cbr\u003e Binding: Paperback, \u003cbr\u003e Date of Publication: 13\/08\/2020,\u003cbr\u003e Pagination: 336 pages,\u003cbr\u003e ISBN13\\EAN\\SKU: 9780349010489,\u003cbr\u003e Description: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWINNER OF THE WINGATE LITERARY PRIZE 2020When a dead body is found in the Thames, caught in the chains of HMS Belfast, it begins a search for a missing woman. A policeman, a documentary film-maker and an Irish nurse named Chrissie all respond to the death of the unknown woman in their own ways. London is a place of random meetings, shifting relationships - and some, like Chrissie, intersect with many. The wonderful Linda Grant weaves a tale around ideas of home; how London can be a place of exile or expulsion, how home can be a physical place or an idea, how all our lives intersect. 'Reminds us of the depth and strength of the communities that are our beloved London. Thank you' Philippe Sands'There's a Dickensian quality to the opening scene and yet it's one of the most bitingly contemporary publications of the year - a shifting, polyphonic narrative' Hephzibah Anderson, Mail on Sunday'There is a richness in this novel, found in a migrant experience that is deeply embedded rather than distinct from its environment... a compelling read' Jake Arnott, Guardian'The novel is fleet-footed... the way even the minor characters flare into life gives the novel richness and depth... a novel fit for shifting, uncertain times' Suzi Feay, Financial Times\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Griffin Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":41248676282412,"sku":"9780349010489","price":9.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0379\/1365\/7388\/files\/9780349010489.jpg?v=1759660277","url":"https:\/\/www.griffinbooksonline.co.uk\/products\/9780349010489","provider":"Griffin Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}