{"product_id":"2940157113827","title":"Of Human Telling","description":"A sharp-eyed look at the mysteries of love and obsession\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWharton is the quintessential English town, home to a famous public school, sought after for its comfortable middle class values – and where three families live side by side, hiding their private terrors and desires... a teenage boy afraid to come out, a mother driven by OCD, a small child who won't speak, a daughter leading a secret life, a guilty father waiting to leave. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBut there is also their music teacher Jane, a thirty-something innocent at large, struggling with jealousy, out of step with her old religious certainties. An unspoken love affair begins, only to be blighted by Ellen, aged eleven, a knife scar running down her face, desperate to keep her father to herself. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe attempted suicide of a bullied teenager brings Wharton's disturbing undercurrents to the surface and relationships of all kinds must be re-negotiated if they are to survive. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFrom the prize-winning author of All Desires Known, a subtle examination of romantic and family conflict that is both devastating and funny, while all the time reminding us of the ultimate triumph of goodness.","brand":"Matador Publishing Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47083803836656,"sku":"2940157113827","price":5.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/2940157113827_p0.jpg?v=1764092027","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/2940157113827","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}