{"product_id":"certainty-and-other-illusions-simon-cole-9781067669423","title":"CERTAINTY and Other Illusions","description":"CERTAINTY and Other Illusionsfrom the White Cat Collection... short stories of a different kind... profound literary story-telling by a master of the craft\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e... a traveller on a night train in the middle of a Cinderella tale\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e... an ageing hairdresser undone by a wartime confession\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e... a deserted bar by a bridge where past and present seem to meet with the tide\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e... a young girl's inspiration that predicts a dystopian future\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eNine stories of encounters\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e, with strangers, with vanished selves, with the half-buried truths we use to survive.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eTold with empathy and flashes of wry humour\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e, uncovering memory and identity, illuminating the fragile scaffolding of the beliefs we live by.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eA contemplative and rewarding collection from a masterful observer of humankind.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Simon Cole\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1067669426\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781067669423\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Humanitasbooks\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 06\/20\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 128\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.29lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.00h x 5.00w x 0.30d","brand":"Simon Cole","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":49173769584895,"sku":"9781067669423","price":11.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/certainty-and-other-illusions-simon-cole-9781067669423","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}