{"product_id":"companion-piece-paperback","title":"Companion Piece - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eAli Smith\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"A woman receives an unexpected call from a former classmate asking for help deciphering a puzzling interaction, and from there, Smith spins out a broader story about loneliness, refuge and freedom.\" --\u003ci\u003eThe New York Times Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"Lyrical and timely...Smith's novel will push readers to consider what it means to let people into your life, even when you don't want to.\" \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003e--TIME\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eA story is never an answer. A story is always a question.\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eA day spent locked in a room by border officials without any explanation as to why. A riddle that seemingly has no answer: \u003ci\u003ecurlew or curfew, you choose. \u003c\/i\u003eA phone call from a college friend who hasn't been in touch in years. And all of it is somehow inextricably linked to the life of a young blacksmith hounded from her trade and branded a vagrant nearly 500 years ago. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAward-winning author Ali Smith shines a guiding light through the nightmarish now with a provocative novel that intertwines our atomized present and the uncannily parallel era of the Black Plague. In the hope that our medieval past may unlock the answers we seek to understand our hazy future, \u003ci\u003eCompanion Piece\u003c\/i\u003e is a kaleidoscope of human history and experience, and a stunning addition to Smith's gorgeous canon.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eALI SMITH is the author of many works of fiction, including, most recently, \u003ci\u003eSummer\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eSpring\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eWinter\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eAutumn\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003ePublic library and other stories\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eHow to be both\u003c\/i\u003e, which won the Baileys Women's Prize for Fiction, the Goldsmiths Prize, and the Costa Novel of the Year Award. Her work has four times been short-listed for the Man Booker Prize. Most recently, she won the George Orwell Prize for Fiction for \u003ci\u003eSummer\u003c\/i\u003e. Born in Inverness, Scotland, she lives in Cambridge, England.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 240\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.79 x 7.95 x 5.12 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e April 02, 2024\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51748924752160,"sku":"9780593315156","price":18.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/0c446ecb4c079acc19590adb7d69e39a.webp?v=1779920259","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/companion-piece-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}