{"product_id":"misinterpretation","title":"Misinterpretation","description":"\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eThere was a unicycle hanging from a metal rack, its lemon-coloured wheel hovering above my head. The last thing I remembered was that party in Manhattan, somewhere in the West Village, drinking odd-looking cocktails and eating walnut cookies . . . Everything seemed vague.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e In New York City, an Albanian interpreter cannot help but become entangled in her clients' struggles, despite her husband's cautions. When she reluctantly agrees to work with Alfred, a Kosovar torture survivor, during his therapy sessions, his nightmares stir up her own buried memories; while an impulsive attempt to help a Kurdish poet leads to a risky encounter and a reckless plan.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e As ill-fated decisions stack up, jeopardising the nameless narrator's marriage and mental health, she takes a spontaneous trip to reunite with her mother in Albania, where her life in the United States is put into stark relief. When she returns to face the consequences of her actions, she must question what is real and what is not.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Ruminative and propulsive, \u003ci\u003eMisinterpretation\u003c\/i\u003e interrogates the darker legacies of family and country, and the boundary between compassion and self-preservation.","brand":"Unity Books","offers":[{"title":"Misinterpretation","offer_id":44958298636485,"sku":null,"price":28.0,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0625\/6679\/3413\/files\/978-1-917092-18-0.jpg?v=1753830547","url":"https:\/\/unitybooks.myshopify.com\/products\/misinterpretation","provider":"Unity Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}