{"product_id":"shy","title":"Shy","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eTHE #1 \u003ci\u003eSUNDAY TIMES\u003c\/i\u003e BESTSELLER\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003eNOW A MAJOR MOTION PICTURE STARRING CILLIAN MURPHY\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e''Max Porter is one of my favourite writers in the world.'' \u003c\/b\u003eGEORGE SAUNDERS\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e''Beautiful and haunting.''\u003c\/b\u003e KEVIN BARRY\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e''The strangest, most beguiling and affecting of all his books.'' \u003c\/b\u003eIAN RANKIN\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e''A miracle of language.''\u003c\/b\u003e \u003ci\u003eIRISH TIMES\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eThis is the story of a few strange hours in the life of a teenage boy. \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHe is wandering into the night listening to the voices in his head: his teachers, his parents, the people he has hurt and the people who are trying to love him. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHe is feeling a little sorry for himself. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eShy is a novel about imagination, guilt and boyhood. It is about being lost in the dark, and realising you are not alone.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e‘Contemporary fiction’s bard of ugly beauty and exultant despair.’ \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003eNEW YORKER\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e''An act of humanity and grace, heightened by its distinctive form and artistry.'' \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003eTELEGRAPH\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMax Porter''s book\u003ci\u003e Shy\u003c\/i\u003e was a #1 Sunday Times bestseller w\/c 08-04-2023\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"MediaPlace","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57394774671742,"sku":"NW9780571377312","price":9.4,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1379\/1261\/files\/9780571377312.jpg?v=1778610926","url":"https:\/\/mediaplace.com\/products\/shy","provider":"MediaPlace","version":"1.0","type":"link"}