{"product_id":"child-of-fortune-by-yuko-tsushima-9780241335031","title":"Child of Fortune","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe dreamlike story of a single mother and her estranged 11-year-old daughter by Yuko Tsushima, the 'archaeologist of the female psyche'.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eChild of Fortune\u003c\/em\u003e is deceptively gentle and dreamlike, teetering on the edge of tragedy. It covers a year in the life of a single mother with an eleven-year-old daughter, combining a complex interior world with memorably visual imagery. The narrative is patterned with themes of loss, despair, and fragmentation.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eIt follows the course of an unexpected pregnancy which threatens to sever frayed family bonds. The story is interwoven with repressed memories of childhood dreams, missed opportunities, and a trio of unsatisfactory men. There is darkness in the novel, but it is not ultimately depressing, and it concludes with a sense of optimism.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Penguin Random House NZ","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46249871147244,"sku":"9780241335031","price":24.0,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/9780241335031.jpg?v=1741562241","url":"https:\/\/bookhero.live\/products\/child-of-fortune-by-yuko-tsushima-9780241335031","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}