{"product_id":"delphi","title":"Delphi","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e''Vivid as fireworks ... Both terrifying and exhilarating'' \u003c\/b\u003eDoireann Ní Ghríofa, author of \u003ci\u003eA Ghost in the Throat\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e''Funny and sharp ... A hungry book, looking everywhere and seeing everything'' \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003eObserver\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn a time more turbulent than any of us could have ever imagined, a woman is attempting to write a book about prophecy in the ancient world.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eNavigating the tightening grip of lockdown, a marriage in crisis, and a ten-year-old son who seems increasingly unreachable, she becomes fixated on our many forms of divination and prediction: on oracles, tarot cards and tea leaves and the questions we have always asked as we scroll and click and rage against our fates.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBut in doing so she fails to notice the future creeping into the heart of her own home. For despite our best intentions - our sacrifices and our bargains with the gods - time, certainty and, sometimes, those we love, can still slip away ...\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHeartbreakingly relatable and achingly funny \u003ci\u003eDelphi \u003c\/i\u003eis both a snapshot and a time capsule, deftly capturing our pasts, our presents, and how we keep on going in a world that is ever more uncertain and absurd.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e''Impressive ... What good fiction is meant to do'' \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe New York Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e''Bold, brave and uncompromising, Pollard has found a way to write about the last couple of years which is both truthful and enjoyable to read, which I didn''t think was possible'' \u003c\/b\u003eCathy Rentzenbrink, author of \u003ci\u003eEveryone is Still Alive\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"MediaPlace","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57309881270654,"sku":"NW9780241995266","price":11.95,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1379\/1261\/files\/9780241995266.jpg?v=1778531538","url":"https:\/\/mediaplace.com\/en-eu\/products\/delphi","provider":"MediaPlace","version":"1.0","type":"link"}