{"product_id":"sagittarius","title":"Sagittarius","description":"\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e'At long last she was playing the role she had alwaysdreamt about, that of a mother, full of anxious solicitude, preparing to confide her daughter into the handsof a young man with good intentions, good prospectsand a good character.'\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e A mother decides to follow her daughter to the city, she settles in the suburbs with her older daughter and son-in-law in tow. She quickly grows restless and is eager to find new friends. Brassy, bossy and perpetually dissatisfied she strikes up a friendship with the mysterious Scilla, and soon the two women are planning to open an art gallery.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e But there is more to Scilla than meets the eye. After a series of afternoons spent at bars having coffee granitas with cream, and at Scilla's apartment on Via Tripoli, it quickly becomes apparent that the connections and the cul-tured life promised by Scilla may never materialise, despite always being just within reach.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e What proceeds is a story of the dissolution of a family, and the role that class plays in its downfall. Sagittarius is the story of misplaced confidence and am-bition gone awry, recounted by a wary daughter.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Unity Books","offers":[{"title":"Sagittarius","offer_id":46201119146181,"sku":null,"price":25.0,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0625\/6679\/3413\/files\/978-1-914198-56-4.jpg?v=1778462483","url":"https:\/\/unitybooks.myshopify.com\/products\/sagittarius","provider":"Unity Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}