{"product_id":"punishment","title":"Punishment","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e''The stories are cool, meticulously crafted, pithy and mordantly amusing . . . [an] extremely powerful book. Highly recommended'' \u003ci\u003eIrish Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e''Psychologically raw . . . [von Schirach''s] \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eunfussy prose is icily effective'' \u003ci\u003eFinancial Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e''One of the most distinctive voices in European literature'' \u003ci\u003eDaily Telegraph\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA young lawyer puts aside her sense of justice to succeed at her new firm. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA man who values silence is driven to murder by his noisy neighbours. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA cheated wife seeks revenge.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eHow do you decide what punishment fits the crime?\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eOur narrator is a man you''d never want to meet unless you really needed him. A nameless criminal defence lawyer, he coolly narrates the fate of twelve characters who cross his path. In spare, gripping prose, he tells their stories, uncovering the loneliness and alienation, desire and desperation which drive their choices and shape the consequences they face. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eDrawn from Ferdinand von Schirach''s eminent career as a criminal defence lawyer, \u003ci\u003ePunishment \u003c\/i\u003emasterfully treads the line between fiction and truth, each meticulously crafted story crackling with white-knuckle suspense and vivid characters who stay with you long after the final page.  \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eTranslated from the German by Katharina Hall\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"MediaPlace","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57315151806846,"sku":"NW9781529345681","price":12.15,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1379\/1261\/files\/9781529345681.jpg?v=1778715123","url":"https:\/\/mediaplace.com\/products\/punishment","provider":"MediaPlace","version":"1.0","type":"link"}