{"product_id":"james-1","title":"James","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e''Truly extraordinary books are rare, and this is one of them'' – Roddy Doyle\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eJames\u003c\/i\u003e is a profound and ferociously funny novel \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003efrom one of our greatest living writers, Percival Everett.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe \u003ci\u003eSunday Times\u003c\/i\u003e Bestseller\u003cbr\u003eWinner of the National Book Award for Fiction\u003cbr\u003eWinner of the Andrew Carnegie Medal for Excellence in Fiction\u003cbr\u003eShortlisted for the Booker Prize\u003cbr\u003eFinalist for the Orwell Prize for Fiction\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe Mississippi River, 1861.\u003c\/b\u003e When the enslaved Jim overhears that he is about to be sold to a new owner in New Orleans and separated from his wife and daughter forever, he flees to nearby Jackson’s Island until he can formulate a plan. Meanwhile, Huck Finn has faked his own death to escape his violent father who recently returned to town.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSo begins a dangerous and transcendent journey along the Mississippi River, towards the elusive promise of the free states and beyond. As James and Huck navigate the treacherous waters, each bend in the river holds the promise of both salvation and demise. And together, the unlikely pair embark on the most life-changing odyssey of them all . . .\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eA ''Book of the Year'' in\u003ci\u003e The Observer, The Times \u0026amp; Sunday Times, The Guardian, Daily Mail, Daily Express, The Spectator, New Statesman, Independent, TLS, The Daily Telegraph, Financial Times, i newspaper, The Economist, The Irish Times, The New York Times, TIME \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eThe New Yorker\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e''Who should read this book? Every single person in the country'' – Ann Patchett\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e''Scorchingly funny and action-packed'' – \u003ci\u003eThe Sunday Times\u003c\/i\u003e, ''Books of the Year''\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e''This may be Everett''s best book yet'' – Bonnie Garmus\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e''Playful and viciously comic'' – \u003ci\u003eThe Telegraph\u003c\/i\u003e, ''Books of the Year''\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e''My favourite novel this year'' – Salman Rushdie\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"MediaPlace","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57394492113278,"sku":"NW9781035031238","price":15.29,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1379\/1261\/files\/9781035031238.jpg?v=1778666221","url":"https:\/\/mediaplace.com\/products\/james-1","provider":"MediaPlace","version":"1.0","type":"link"}