{"product_id":"this-my-second-life","title":"This, My Second Life","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eBeautifully written, spare and elegiac, a literary debut novel set in Cornwall in which a young man comes to terms with a life-changing injury.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e '\u003cb\u003eA remarkable debut novel\u003c\/b\u003e' Patrick Gale\u003cbr\u003e '\u003cb\u003eA moving must-read\u003c\/b\u003e' Jennie Godfrey\u003cbr\u003e '\u003cb\u003eThrilling and tender, I enjoyed every word\u003c\/b\u003e' Julie Myerson\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e -------\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003eAfter a near-death experience and life-changing injury, twenty-year-old Jago Trevarno goes to stay with his uncle on his small coastal farm a few miles from St Ives in Cornwall.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Their existence is a simple one, their lives measured by the span of the days, the rhythms of the seasons and the animals they care for.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e But lurking in the shadows is local villain, Bill Sligo, who has designs on Jacob's farm and in particular on a field near the cliffs housing a derelict mineshaft.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Wanting to repay his uncle's kindness, Jago determines to find out what Bill Sligo is up to.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Jago is still vulnerable though, and in pursuing Sligo he delves into a murky world that he is ill-equipped to deal with. How far will Bill Sligo go to get what he wants? Jago doesn't know it yet, but once again he is in grave danger.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003eBeautifully written, spare and elegiac, filled with shafts of light and darkness as well as the beauty and harshness of the Cornish landscape, Jago's journey is one of hope, renewal and resilience as he comes to terms with this, his second life.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e -------\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cu\u003eFurther praise for \u003ci\u003eThis, My Second Life\u003c\/i\u003e:\u003c\/u\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e 'The \u003cb\u003eprose is spare and beautiful\u003c\/b\u003e, the \u003cb\u003enarrative simple but sound\u003c\/b\u003e - it is as \u003cb\u003efinely wrought as poetry'\u003c\/b\u003e \u003ci\u003eThe Guardian\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e '\u003cb\u003eDeceptively simple\u003c\/b\u003e yet \u003cb\u003ecompletely compulsive\u003c\/b\u003e' Gill Hornby\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e 'An \u003cb\u003eunexpectedly life affirming story\u003c\/b\u003e woven into the fabric of a thriller' Esther Freud\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e 'An \u003cb\u003eintense and unexpected\u003c\/b\u003e debut. \u003cb\u003eA beautiful piece of writing'\u003c\/b\u003e Amanda Craig\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e 'A \u003cb\u003ehypnotic\u003c\/b\u003e read, \u003cb\u003egentle, generous and compelling\u003c\/b\u003e' \u003ci\u003eMail on Sunday\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e 'Beautifully written, poignant, \u003cb\u003emoving and emotional\u003c\/b\u003e' 5-star reader review\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e 'So \u003cb\u003eprofound\u003c\/b\u003e and \u003cb\u003ethought-provoking\u003c\/b\u003e' 5-star reader review\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e 'An \u003cb\u003eexceptional\u003c\/b\u003e story' 5-star reader review\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Unity Books","offers":[{"title":"This, My Second Life","offer_id":45627155873989,"sku":null,"price":38.0,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0625\/6679\/3413\/files\/978-1-5291-5525-9.jpg?v=1768353535","url":"https:\/\/unitybooks.myshopify.com\/products\/this-my-second-life","provider":"Unity Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}