{"product_id":"9781844719334","title":"Somewhere Else, or Even Here","description":"\u003cp\u003eA girl meets with danger on the beach when she is lured away by a strange boy; a bereaved wife enlists the help of a mysterious woman to perform rituals that will bring her dead husband back to life; a boy’s anger at his absent father leads him towards an act of destruction in the basement of his school.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThese are just some of the characters and events which are given life in A. J. Ashworth’s Scott Prize-winning collection Somewhere Else, or Even Here. The stories, described as ‘dark’ and ‘delicious’ by the writer Maggie Gee, explore themes of loss and loneliness, desire and hope – with characters left to navigate the shifting landscapes of their lives.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA. J. Ashworth captures, with honesty, the collisions that can happen between human beings, whether it’s a couple facing up to life after the death of a child, or lovers broken apart by infidelities either real or imagined. She explores those moments of realisation, those turning points, which will continue to resonate throughout the lives of her characters – those people who, even in small ways, will be forever changed, forever cut loose from their earlier selves.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Salt Publishing Limited","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47137074446576,"sku":"9781844719334","price":2.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781844719334_p0.jpg?v=1763743907","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781844719334","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}