{"product_id":"blaze-book-emma-donoghue-9781037411069","title":"Blaze","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe first speculative work of fiction from Booker Prize-shortlisted, bestselling author Emma Donoghue, \u003ci\u003eBlaze\u003c\/i\u003e is a magnificent work of imagination and empathy.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'\u003ci\u003eBlaze\u003c\/i\u003e haunts me in the best way . . . a beautiful example of the literature we need now' – Sarah Moss, author of \u003ci\u003eRipeness\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e2040. A young pigeon named Blaze lives with her large, tight-knit flock on the fifth floor of an abandoned tower in a semi-flooded New York City. Life is full of danger but also joy.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWhen Blaze saves the life of a stranger and welcomes him into her flock, he brings with him a story: the forgotten history of the-time-before, of what life used to be like, and of what might still be possible.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAs Blaze comes of age, she must learn to navigate the thrills and terrors of survival, love, parenthood. But the stranger’s story has changed everything, and soon Blaze finds herself forced to choose between adhering to the beliefs of her kind or forging a new path.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePraise for Emma Donoghue:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e‘Time and again, Emma Donoghue writes books that are unlike anything I have ever seen before’ Ann Patchett\u003cbr\u003e‘Emma Donoghue is a genius of compassion . . . Her stories bind us together’ – Colum McCann, author of \u003ci\u003eTwist\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e‘Donoghue is a superb stylist – her prose is stirring and tender’ – \u003ci\u003eThe Sunday Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e‘She can do everything . . . And she’s unable to write a line you don’t believe’ – Joseph O’Connor, author of\u003ci\u003e My Father's House\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e‘Emma Donoghue’s writing is superb alchemy’ – Audrey Niffenegger, author of \u003ci\u003eThe Time Traveler's Wife\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e‘A writer of great vitality and generosity’ –\u003ci\u003e The New Yorker\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"WoB","offers":[{"title":"- \/ - \/ INTERNAL","offer_id":54720047350033,"sku":null,"price":0.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true},{"title":"GB \/ NEW \/ GARDNERS","offer_id":54720047382801,"sku":"NGR9781037411069","price":40.29,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0784\/4072\/6801\/files\/9781037411069.jpg?v=1790156717","url":"https:\/\/www.worldofbooks.com\/en-au\/products\/blaze-book-emma-donoghue-9781037411069","provider":"World of Books ","version":"1.0","type":"link"}