{"product_id":"the-land-of-short-sentences-by-stine-pilgaard-9781642861082","title":"The Land of Short Sentences","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA young mother follows her partner to a rural community in West Jutland, Denmark, where he teaches at the local school for adult education. Isolated, she is forced to find her way in a bewildering community and in the inscrutable conversational forms of the local population.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eA young woman relocates to an outlying community in West Jutland, Denmark, and is forced to find her way, not only in the bewildering environment of the residential Folk High School, where her partner has been hired to teach, but also in the inscrutable conversational forms of the local population. And on top of it all, there's the small matter of juggling her roles as mother to a newborn baby and advice columnist in the local newspaper.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eIn this understated and hilarious novel, Stine Pilgaard conjures a tale of venturing into new and uncharted land, of human relationships, dilemmas, and the ways and byways of social intercourse.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Land of Short Sentences\u003c\/i\u003e offers a captivating exploration of life and communication in a small Danish community, with an engaging blend of humour and insight.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Unknown","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47487611863276,"sku":"9781642861082","price":34.99,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/377bc733939d3b356a183dc2e3e36330.jpg?v=1775772499","url":"https:\/\/bookhero.co.nz\/products\/the-land-of-short-sentences-by-stine-pilgaard-9781642861082","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}