{"product_id":"thirty-days-by-annelies-verbeke-9781642860054","title":"Thirty Days","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThirty Days\u003c\/em\u003e is a deeply moving story about love, outsiders, and the human need to connect, compellingly translated from the Dutch by Liz Waters.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eWith a sharp and observational eye, Annelies Verbeke takes a funny, imaginative, and perceptive look at the realities and absurdities of human interactions, relationships, and everyday life.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eVerbeke matches poetic prose with a cast of intriguing characters and unexpected plot twists. Our protagonist is Alphonse, a Senegalese immigrant who uproots his life in Brussels to become a handyman in a rural district in Flanders. Likeable and charismatic, people cannot help but reveal their secrets, desires, and unexpected dreams to him. In her typically astute style, Verbeke weaves a vivid and thought-provoking tale of contemporary life, subtly touching upon timely themes such as refugees and racism.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e‘Verbeke has written a bold, busy, textured novel. Read it once and you may well read it twice.’\u003c\/strong\u003e - \u003cem\u003eThe Irish Times\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Unknown","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47487709151468,"sku":"9781642860054","price":29.99,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/788b39c62b97e4359c7002bc61a82683.jpg?v=1775770218","url":"https:\/\/bookhero.co.nz\/products\/thirty-days-by-annelies-verbeke-9781642860054","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}