{"product_id":"taiga-syndrome","title":"Taiga Syndrome","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eWinner of the 2019 Shirley Jackson Award\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA fairy tale run amok, \u003ci\u003eThe Taiga Syndrome\u003c\/i\u003e follows an unnamed Ex-Detective as she searches for a couple that has fled to the far reaches of the Earth. A betrayed husband is convinced by a brief telegram that his second ex-wife wants him to track her down – that she wants to be found. He hires the Ex-Detective, who sets out with a translator into a snowy, hostile forest where strange things happen and translation serves to betray both sense and the senses. The stories of \u003ci\u003eHansel and Gretel \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eLittle Red Riding Hood \u003c\/i\u003ehaunt the Ex-Detective’s quest. As she enters a territory overrun with the primitive excesses of capitalism – accumulation and expulsion, corruption and cruelty –the lessons of her journey unfold: that sometimes leaving everything behind is the only thing left to do.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"MediaPlace","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57316098408830,"sku":"NW9781911508687","price":9.73,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1379\/1261\/files\/9781911508687.jpg?v=1778717587","url":"https:\/\/mediaplace.com\/products\/taiga-syndrome","provider":"MediaPlace","version":"1.0","type":"link"}