{"product_id":"the-gift-of-looking-closely-paperback","title":"The Gift of Looking Closely - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eAl Brookes\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eClaire believes she was manipulated, when she was sixteen, into helping her mother commit suicide. Now in her late twenties, she negotiates a complex reality. 'I have strange thoughts; I see things I shouldn't; my feelings bend me double.' She uses her dead mother's letters as a kind of oracle, her father's dictionary to help her make sense of things - and goes on a shoplifting spree when things become unbearable. So far, she has managed to get by on her own. But now Claire needs someone. 'If just one person really knew me, I think it would be enough.' And she wants that person to be you. She speaks directly off the page, challenging you to walk in her shoes: 'You be Claire then, and I'll watch.' And in a breathtaking change of perspective, you step into her life. Bursting with ideas and life, seamed with beautifully crafted language and startling imagery, The Gift of Looking Closely offers a vivid and sensual reading experience. You will never have read anything quite like it.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eAl Brookes lives in Brighton, England, with two dogs who are small but robust. She has been a freelance writer for many years; this is her first novel.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 252\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.57 x 7.99 x 5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e June 24, 2014\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47268557390073,"sku":"9780992819811","price":16.88,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0789\/2782\/3097\/files\/ZeGnxdluRM9780992819811.webp?v=1768880425","url":"https:\/\/bookscloud.io\/products\/the-gift-of-looking-closely-paperback","provider":"BooksCloud Book Dropshipping","version":"1.0","type":"link"}