{"product_id":"bitter-fruit-achmat-dangor","title":"Bitter Fruit - Achmat Dangor","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSHORTLISTED FOR 2003 THE MAN BOOKER PRIZE \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eShortlisted for the Dublin IMPAC Award 2003\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe last time Silas Ali encountered the Lieutenant, Silas was locked in the back of a police van and the Lieutenant was conducting a vicious assault on Lydia, his wife.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWhen Silas sees him again, by chance, twenty years later, crimes from the past erupt into the present, splintering the Ali's fragile family life. Bitter Fruitis the story of Silas and Lydia, their parents, friends and colleagues, as their lives take off in unexpected directions and relationships fracture under the weight of history.It is also the story of their son Mickey, a student and sexual adventurer, with an enquiring mind and a strong will.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAn unforgettably fine novel about a brittle family in a dysfunctional society.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Book Bubble\/Old School Bookshop","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":55384715592060,"sku":"","price":5.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0666\/8930\/2764\/files\/BF-AD-01.jpg?v=1748533739","url":"https:\/\/bookbubble.co.uk\/products\/bitter-fruit-achmat-dangor","provider":"Book Bubble\/Old School Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}