{"product_id":"the-gift-of-looking-closely-al-brookes-9780992819811","title":"The Gift of Looking Closely","description":"Claire 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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Al Brookes\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0992819814\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780992819811\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Al Brookes\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 06\/24\/2014\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 252\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.61lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.99h x 5.00w x 0.57d","brand":"Al Brookes","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":47930698334463,"sku":"9780992819811","price":12.5,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_d9e0bd7f-3915-4ea6-a40c-e7665ea3dd3a.jpg?v=1766343651","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-gift-of-looking-closely-al-brookes-9780992819811","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}