{"product_id":"mincemeat","title":"Mincemeat","description":"\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"line-height: 150%;\"\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-GB\"\u003eIn the years after his disastrous coming out, Lewis kept his old neighbourhood—and his mum and dad, Madeleine and David—at a safe distance. But tragedy has been drawing him back: first his parents separated, and now they’ve vanished. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"line-height: 150%;\"\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-GB\"\u003eTucked away in his family home with Doggo the ageing Labrador, Lewis is plagued by troubles both past and present. Confronted with the inner lives of his parents—discovered on audio tape recordings and scribbled in journals—their voices feed his imagination as he delves into the mystery of their disappearance.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"line-height: 150%;\"\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-GB\"\u003eWhen speculation gives way to paranoia, and his investigations drive him deeper into perilous territory, Lewis is compelled to take control of the narrative. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"line-height: 150%;\"\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-GB\"\u003eHe’s a writer; he can’t help himself. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"line-height: 150%;\"\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-GB\"\u003eMincemeat\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-GB\"\u003e, the enthralling debut novel from Ockham award-winning author Anthony Lapwood, is a wry suburban noir with real bite.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"line-height: 150%;\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-GB\"\u003ePraise:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"line-height: 150%;\"\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-GB\"\u003eA wonderfully unsettling novel, shot through with emotional sleight of hand. In prose that feels drawn from a fever dream, Lapwood asks whether the truth about our families and ourselves is something we uncover or something we create. Elegant, haunting and unexpectedly funny.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"line-height: 150%;\"\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-GB\"\u003e— Catherine Chidgey\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"line-height: 150%;\"\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-GB\"\u003eA missing persons mystery that morphs into an Antonioni-esque existential thriller—Mincemeat is a constantly surprising and taut piece of work.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"line-height: 150%;\"\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-GB\"\u003e— Brannavan Gnanalingam\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Unity Books","offers":[{"title":"MIncemeat","offer_id":46838946529477,"sku":null,"price":38.0,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0625\/6679\/3413\/files\/9780473799168.jpg?v=1788231196","url":"https:\/\/unitybooks.myshopify.com\/products\/mincemeat","provider":"Unity Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}