{"product_id":"9781474600934","title":"Bird Summons","description":"\u003cp\u003eAuthor(s): Aboulela, Leila, \u003cbr\u003e Binding: Paperback, \u003cbr\u003e Date of Publication: 06\/02\/2020,\u003cbr\u003e Pagination: 304 pages,\u003cbr\u003e Series: N\/A, \u003cbr\u003eImprint: Weidenfeld \u0026amp; Nicolson,\u003cbr\u003e Published By: Orion Publishing Co,\u003cbr\u003e Book Classification: Modern \u0026amp; contemporary fiction (post c 1945)\u003cbr\u003e ISBN13\\EAN\\SKU: 9781474600934\u003cbr\u003e Description: \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSalma, happily married, tries every day to fit into life in Britain. When her first love contacts her, she is tempted to risk it all and return to Egypt.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMoni gave up a career in banking to care for her disabled son, but now her husband wants to move to Saudi Arabia - where she fears her son's condition will worsen. Iman feels burdened by her beauty. In her twenties and already in her third marriage, she is treated like a pet and longs for freedom.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eOn a road trip to the Scottish Highlands, the women are visited by the Hoopoe, a sacred bird whose fables from Muslim and Celtic literature compel them to question the balance between faith and femininity, love, loyalty and sacrifice.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBrilliantly imagined, intense and haunting, Bird Summons confirms Leila Aboulela's reputation as one of our finest contemporary writers.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA GUARDIAN BEST BOOK OF 2019.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSHORTLISTED FOR THE SALTIRE FICTION BOOK OF THE YEAR 2019.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eLONGLISTED FOR THE HIGHLAND BOOK PRIZE 2019.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Winstones","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":35020570853529,"sku":"9781474600934","price":9.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0423\/0240\/6809\/products\/9781474600934.jpg?v=1602541140","url":"https:\/\/steyningbookshop.info\/products\/9781474600934","provider":"Winstone's Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}