{"product_id":"afraid-of-the-dark-by-hossein-asgari-9781761154157","title":"Afraid of the Dark","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWhat compels a woman to invent an affair she never had? Why does a man stay to care for a woman who is no longer his, simply because the body has betrayed her? In this masterful short fiction collection, Hossein Asgari explores the precarious nature of our relationships—with our fathers, our lovers, and ourselves.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eA young man finds himself a temporary guardian to a stranger’s child; an English teacher revisits a small-town crime; a heartbroken soul finds healing in the most unlikely of places. Moving between the mundane and the metaphysical, \u003ci\u003eAfraid of the Dark\u003c\/i\u003e interrogates our universal struggle to form lasting bonds. Asgari’s prose is sharp, empathetic, and deeply attuned to the messed-up ways we try to love one another in an increasingly isolated world.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Arotahi Agency","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48335319793900,"sku":"9781761154157","price":24.99,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/9781761154157-afraid-of-the-dark-1.jpg?v=1788928587","url":"https:\/\/bookhero.co.nz\/products\/afraid-of-the-dark-by-hossein-asgari-9781761154157","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}