{"product_id":"9781921834356","title":"August","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart thriller, part love story, \u003ci\u003eAugust\u003c\/i\u003e is a compelling novel about will, freedom and what it means to live.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eTrapped in a car wreck, upside down, bleeding and in pain, Tristan and Grace are staring at death. When dawn breaks they might be seen from the road and rescued, or not.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThey wait, desperately holding onto life, unravelling the sequences of events that brought them together.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eTristan is a philosopher struggling with the question of free will. Grace's life of hardship allows no place for such ideas. But a brief encounter changes their lives, setting them on a collision course with love and death-and each other.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eBernard Beckett\u003c\/b\u003e is the author of ten books, and has won many awards. In 2006 Bernard was awarded a fellowship for a project examining DNA mutations. This new direction in his life led to the publication of the sophisticated sci-fi novel \u003ci\u003eGenesis\u003c\/i\u003e, which has since been published in over twenty countries and was the winner of the 2010 Prix Sorcieres. August is Bernard Beckett's second novel for adults.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003etextpublishing.com.au\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e'This is a fascinating exploration of what it means to have free will and to live fully in the moment.' \u003ci\u003eHerald Sun\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e'[a] deeply philosophical, allegorical novel set in a dystopian landscape...\u003ci\u003eAugust\u003c\/i\u003e is an intense, intelligent novel'. \u003ci\u003eListener\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e'Stunning and beguiling...This is superb fiction - thoughtful, clear, well-written and engrossing...Beckett's characterisation, as ever, is sharp...\u003ci\u003eAugust\u003c\/i\u003e is compelling, fascinating and very thought-provoking.' \u003ci\u003eSunday Star Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"The Text Publishing Company","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47137466450160,"sku":"9781921834356","price":14.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781921834356_p0.jpg?v=1763632575","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781921834356","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}