{"product_id":"9781785079566","title":"The Wacky Man","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eLonglisted for the Guardian Not the Booker prize 2016\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e'An astonishing tour de force!' -- \u003ci\u003eThe Daily Mail\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Book of the Year!' -- Clio Gray, Baileys Women's Prize for Fiction-shortlisted author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA striking debut from the winner of the 2015 Luke Bitmead Bursary\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eBookMuse Recommended Read\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eMy new shrink asks me, 'What things do you remember about being very young?' It's like looking into a murky river, I say. Memories flash near the surface like fish coming up for flies. The past peeps out, startles me, and then is gone...\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAmanda secludes herself in her bedroom, no longer willing to face the outside world. Gradually, she pieces together the story of her life: her brothers have had to abandon her, her mother scarcely talks to her, and the Wacky Man could return any day to burn the house down. Just like he promised.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAs her family disintegrates, Amanda hopes for a better future, a way out from the violence and fear that has consumed her childhood. But can she cling to her sanity, before insanity itself is her only means of escape?\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Legend Times Group","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47173802885360,"sku":"9781785079566","price":8.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781785079566_p0.jpg?v=1763727997","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781785079566","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}