{"product_id":"the-grass-hotel-by-craig-sherborne-9781922458353","title":"The Grass Hotel","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eCarry me, son. Do not leave me behind.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eAre you listening to me?\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eOf course you’re listening, you say, and add the F-word. Off you go to cope with a storm. Lucerne armfuls for horses. For cows, rye-spindly hay.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eAlone in the paddocks of his grass hotel, a man tends to his beloved horses, Sock and Boy. The voice of his mother—accusatory, fragmenting from dementia—haunts his every move, an excoriating reminder of his failures in the world of people.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Grass Hotel\u003c\/i\u003e is a story of damage and repair, of familial obligation and the resentments it can cause. It is also about the profound comfort that a connection with animals can offer.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eWith its extraordinary use of language, Craig Sherborne’s novel is by turns savage and tender, raw and poetic: a small masterpiece.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Penguin Random House NZ","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46672031744236,"sku":"9781922458353","price":34.0,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/12994653482872.jpg?v=1752831679","url":"https:\/\/bookhero.co.nz\/products\/the-grass-hotel-by-craig-sherborne-9781922458353","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}