{"product_id":"parrot-heaven-9780473766061","title":"Parrot Heaven","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBDTH!\u003c\/strong\u003e The Foveaux Fisherman Facebook page posts this acronym to advise Rakiura Stewart Islanders to \u003cem\u003e‘batten down the hatches’\u003c\/em\u003e before severe weather events. New Zealand’s southernmost librarian Maudie Sanderson reckons this warning could be applied to her life in general these days.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eHaunted by a parrot and falsely accused of soliciting d\u003cem\u003e\u003c\/em\u003ek pics, Maudie navigates a minefield of rabbit holes and mental health crises as she struggles to be a fit and proper person in a pandemic-hungover world. Sidelined by buggered knees, the avid runner needs projects to maintain sanity.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eIsland life keeps her busy. Maudie is drawn into an axe cult, scraps with the preschool teacher, discusses \u003cem\u003eThe Epic of Gilgamesh\u003c\/em\u003e in a jailhouse book club, and mis-manages a community astronomy course. When a shocking crime wreaks havoc on her family, she dons her deerstalker cap and dives into the investigation.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eAll the while, Maudie feels a growing kinship with the ancient desert king Gilgamesh, as the words from 5,000-year-old clay tablets guide her through life’s myriad mysteries.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThis unconventional and darkly humorous whodunnit explores island life, the sandwich generation, grief after losing a pet, and a runner's post-injury journey back to the joy of running. A book for readers who appreciate libraries, pub quizzes, artichokes, poetry, splitting wood, native New Zealand birds, the eroticism of dictionary stands, and contemporary takes on ancient stories.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Unknown","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47901779099884,"sku":"9780473766061","price":54.0,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/9780473766061-parrot-heaven.jpg?v=1783479377","url":"https:\/\/bookhero.co.nz\/products\/parrot-heaven-9780473766061","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}