{"product_id":"9781804272206","title":"Helen of Nowhere","description":"By: Makenna Goodman     \u003chr\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn the middle of the countryside, a realtor is showing a disgraced professor around an idyllic house. She speaks not only about the home's many wonderful qualities but about its previous owner, the mystifying Helen, whose presence still seems to suffuse every fixture. Through hearing stories of Helen's chosen way of living, the man begins to see that his story is not actually over – rather, he is being offered a chance to buy his way into the simple life, close to the land, that's always been out of reach to him. But as evening fades into black, he will learn that the asking price may be much higher, and stranger, than anticipated. Philosophically and formally adventurous, at once intimate and cosmic in scope, \u003cem\u003eHelen of Nowhere\u003c\/em\u003e asks: What must we give up in exchange for true happiness?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMakenna Goodman’s second novel has received advance praise from Rachel Cusk, Celia Paul, Ayşegül Savaş and others. \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eStrikingly original in its form, \u003cem\u003eHelen of Nowhere \u003c\/em\u003eis an ‘epic in miniature’ (Sarah Manguso), a work of wry humour and philosophical depth.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eComps: \u003cem\u003ePure Colour \u003c\/em\u003eby Sheila Heti; \u003cem\u003ePond \u003c\/em\u003eby Claire-Louise Bennett; \u003cem\u003eThe Wall \u003c\/em\u003eby Marlen Haushofer; Rachel Cusk’s \u003cem\u003eOutline\u003c\/em\u003e trilogy. \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"Fitzcarraldo Editions","offers":[{"title":"GB - Paperback \/ softback","offer_id":49172788052195,"sku":"DTRFFUK-9781804272206","price":111.0,"currency_code":"HKD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1778\/4925\/files\/9781804272206.jpg?v=1780830066","url":"https:\/\/buybookbook.com\/products\/9781804272206","provider":"買書書 BuyBookBook","version":"1.0","type":"link"}