{"product_id":"9781784701963","title":"The Pier Falls","description":"\u003ch3\u003eAuthor: Haddon, Mark\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003ch4\u003eFiction \u0026amp; related items\u003c\/h4\u003e\u003cp\u003ePublished on 2 March 2017 by Vintage Publishing (Vintage) in the United Kingdom.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePaperback \/ softback | 368 pages\u003cbr\u003e131 x 198 x 24 | 260g\u003cp\u003eThe first collection of stories from the author of The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time and The Porpoise.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e'Terrifically compelling' GuardianA seaside pier collapses. An expedition to Mars goes terribly wrong. A thirty-stone man is confined to his living room. One woman is abandoned on a tiny island in the middle of the ocean. Another woman is saved from drowning. Two boys discover a gun in a shoebox. A group of explorers find a cave of unimaginable size deep in the Amazon jungle. A man shoots a stranger in the chest on Christmas Eve.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e'The real redemption in these superbly gripping stories comes from their canny human detail, and the vivid, unsettling clarity they bring to our lives' Sunday Times\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Haddon, Mark","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42465791541432,"sku":"9781784701963","price":9.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0509\/1953\/8872\/files\/9781784701963.jpg?v=1734713836","url":"https:\/\/octoberbooks.org\/products\/9781784701963","provider":"October Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}