{"product_id":"blues-for-serge-simon-protheroe-9798870339214","title":"Blues for Serge: Stories","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis, the third book of stories is not tied to any particular underlying theme, unlike in the first, \u003ci\u003eCarrot Boy\u003c\/i\u003e, where the stories are set exclusively in New Zealand, and the second, \u003ci\u003eThe Dravidian Circle, \u003c\/i\u003ewhere the focus is entirely international. Instead, the stories in this book cover a range of fictionalized locations and themes, the only linking factor being some form of travel, whether it is geographical, or merely through the imagination of the protagonist. In this volume, for example, in the title story, \u003ci\u003eBlues for Serge\u003c\/i\u003e, a homage to a lost friend, we travel across continents and the span of a lifetime. Yet another story, \u003ci\u003eTwenty-forty Eight\u003c\/i\u003e lets us travel ahead in time, while \u003ci\u003ePutting An End To It All\u003c\/i\u003e is an alternative spin and implicit commentary on the contemporary world, traveling sideways, as it were, through history. Other stories have more familiar settings, some in New Zealand and some to overseas locations including America, all reimagining events from the immediate past or near future.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Simon Protheroe\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9798870339214\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Independently Published\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 07\/26\/2024\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 352\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.77lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.00h x 5.00w x 0.73d","brand":"Simon Protheroe","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":49168989978879,"sku":"9798870339214","price":15.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/blues-for-serge-simon-protheroe-9798870339214","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}