{"product_id":"9781788160773","title":"Extinctions","description":"\u003ch3\u003eAuthor: Wilson, Josephine\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003ch4\u003eFiction \u0026amp; related items\u003c\/h4\u003e\u003cp\u003ePublished on 7 March 2019 by Profile Books Ltd.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePaperback \/ softback | 320 pages\u003cbr\u003e197 x 129 x 14 | 262g\u003cp\u003eProfessor Frederick Lothian, retired engineer, world expert on concrete and connoisseur of modernist design, has quarantined himself from life by moving to a retirement village. Surrounded and obstructed by the debris of his life, he is determined to be miserable, but is tired of his existence and of the life he has chosen.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhen a series of unfortunate incidents forces him and his neighbour, Jan, together, he begins to realise the damage done by the accumulation of a lifetime's secrets and lies, and to comprehend his own shortcomings. Finally, Frederick Lothian has the opportunity to build something meaningful for the ones he loves.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHumorous, poignant and galvanising, this is a novel about all kinds of extinction - natural, racial, national and personal - and what we can do to prevent them.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Wilson, Josephine","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42465834631352,"sku":"9781788160773","price":8.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0509\/1953\/8872\/files\/9781788160773.jpg?v=1734722449","url":"https:\/\/octoberbooks.org\/products\/9781788160773","provider":"October Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}