{"product_id":"the-kindness-by-john-ajvide-lindqvist-9781529419061","title":"The Kindness","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA shipping container is mysteriously dumped in the Swedish port town of Norrtälje. Due to their ignorance of its ownership, it isn't until a week has passed that the authorities can have it forced open. There, the remains of twenty-eight refugees are found, a situation of unrelenting horror. Not only that; a black sludge pours out which contaminates the river and is the cause of a new, sickening dread that affects Norrtälje's inhabitants, causing a lack of trust, aggression, and violence. It seems like an end to \u003cem\u003eKindness\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eSix characters are at the centre of this extraordinary novel, six people in search of love and connection, whose extraordinary qualities will confront the metaphysical illness consuming their town.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\"As Lindqvist has increasingly devoted himself to the subtle plumbing of the human soul he has become a distinctive and urgent voice in contemporary literature\"\u003c\/em\u003e - Svenska Dagbladet\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Hachette Aotearoa New Zealand","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47432947073260,"sku":"9781529419061","price":37.99,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/9781529419061.jpg?v=1774766019","url":"https:\/\/bookhero.co.nz\/products\/the-kindness-by-john-ajvide-lindqvist-9781529419061","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}