{"product_id":"9780008319281","title":"Boy Swallows Universe","description":"\u003ch3\u003eAuthor: Dalton, Trent\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003ch4\u003eAustralia\u003c\/h4\u003e\u003cp\u003ePublished on 25 June 2020 by HarperCollins Publishers (The Borough Press) in the United Kingdom.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePaperback \/ softback | 512 pages\u003cbr\u003e130 x 198 x 35 | 340g\u003cp\u003e*Make sure you read Trent Dalton's irresistible new novel, LOLA IN THE MIRROR, out now*\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e  ‘Electric’\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe Times\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e  ‘Thrilling’\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e  ‘Extraordinary’ Joanna Cannon\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e THE INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLER\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e  A MAJOR NETFLIX SERIES\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e  Australia, 1983\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Life is pretty tough right now for twelve-year-old Eli – what with his mute brother, a convicted murderer for a babysitter, a drug-dealing stepfather, an incarcerated mother and a long-lost father – surely it can’t get any worse?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Think again. He’s about to fall in love, break into prison and cross paths with one of the most notorious criminals Brisbane has ever seen.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e A coming-of-age story like no other, Boy Swallows Universe is the most exhilarating novel you’ll read all year.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e WHAT READERS LOVE ABOUT THIS BOOK:\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e  'Profound, endearing, brutal… this will move you beyond belief and keep you hooked until the very last page' ?????\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e  'Poetic and beautiful, fast-paced and thrilling… One of my all-time favourite books' ?????\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e  'Trent Dalton has captured the humour and tragedy that colours everyday life for kids just getting by. This novel is part true-crime, part hopeless romance, part magical realism and laugh-out-loud funny!' ?????\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e  'One of the best books I've read in years… I promise you won't be disappointed' ?????\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Dalton, Trent","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52388953292984,"sku":"9780008319281","price":9.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0509\/1953\/8872\/files\/9780008319281.jpg?v=1765900006","url":"https:\/\/octoberbooks.org\/products\/9780008319281","provider":"October Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}