{"product_id":"9781838855277","title":"The Book of Form and Emptiness","description":"\u003ch3\u003eAuthor: Ruth Ozeki\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003ch4\u003eModern \u0026amp; contemporary fiction (post c 1945)\u003c\/h4\u003e\u003ch5\u003ePublished on 24 March 2022 by Canongate Books in the United Kingdom.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePaperback | 560 pages\u003cbr\u003e132 x 197 x 53 | 378g\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/h5\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWINNER OF THE WOMEN'S PRIZE FOR FICTION 2022When a book and a reader are meant for each other, both of them know it . . .\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAfter the tragic death of his father, fourteen-year-old Benny Oh begins to hear voices. The voices belong to the things in his house and sound variously pleasant, angry or sad. Then his mother develops a hoarding problem, and the voices grow more clamorous. So Benny seeks refuge in the silence of a large public library. There he meets a mesmerising street artist with a smug pet ferret; a homeless philosopher-poet; and his very own Book, who narrates Benny's life and teaches him to listen to the things that truly matter.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Blending unforgettable characters with jazz, climate change and our attachment to material possessions, this is classic Ruth Ozeki - bold, humane and heartbreaking.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"East Gate Bookshop","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56347112931714,"sku":"9781838855277","price":9.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0618\/4442\/2862\/files\/9781838855277.jpg?v=1770897083","url":"https:\/\/shop.eastgatebookshop.co.uk\/products\/9781838855277","provider":"The East Gate Bookshop Online","version":"1.0","type":"link"}