{"product_id":"the-ugly-spirit-russell-barr-9781849432221","title":"The Ugly Spirit","description":"Berlin. 1973.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA soprano lies dead on a blanket.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe human mind will not function when it is hot. Only when it is cool and dispassionate.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIf you are not careful you will no longer be human. If you are not careful you will become animals covered in sand. You are our descendants. You are very special.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSome of you are to be precisely registered and preserved. You will become our most important historical monument.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Bessie and Jessie have been stuck in a bombed ballroom. Theyare also stuck together. There appears to be no escape. Bessie is happy to be stuck. Surely it is better than being alone? Jessie often went blue as a child.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eJessie clutches the last unopened Christmas present.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThey are instructed by a voice, The Special Detachment, who only eats strawberries, and keeps the world in order.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBessie and Jessie have a model train set. The train is driven by a live rodent. The train has been moving for too many years.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe train is about to fall off its tracks.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Russell Barr\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1849432228\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781849432221\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Oberon Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 02\/26\/2013\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 64\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.20lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.10h x 5.10w x 0.30d","brand":"Russell Barr","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48153856442623,"sku":"9781849432221","price":14.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_d1e32bd6-b078-4935-abfc-63fca25897d8.jpg?v=1770786293","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-ugly-spirit-russell-barr-9781849432221","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}