{"product_id":"gradual-9781473200555","title":"Gradual","description":"\u003cp\u003eIn the latest novel from one of the UK's greatest writers we return to the Dream Archipelago, a string of islands that no one can map or explain.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eAlesandro Sussken is a composer, and we see his life as he grows up in a fascist state constantly at war with another equally faceless opponent. His brother is sent off to fight; his family is destroyed by grief. Occasionally Alesandro catches glimpses of islands in the far distance from the shore, and they feed into his music - music for which he is feted.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eBut all knowledge of the other islands is forbidden by the junta, until he is unexpectedly sent on a cultural tour. And what he discovers on his journey will change his perceptions of his country, his music and the ways of the islands themselves.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003ePlaying with the lot of the creative mind, the rigours of living under war and the nature of time itself, this is Christopher Priest at his absolute best.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Orion Publishing Co","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42977432338598,"sku":"9781473200555","price":17.9,"currency_code":"MYR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0443\/8471\/4918\/products\/9781473200555_1.jpg?v=1656102439","url":"https:\/\/bookxcess.myshopify.com\/products\/gradual-9781473200555","provider":"Staging Site ","version":"1.0","type":"link"}