{"product_id":"9781913348854","title":"The Animals in That Country : winner of the Arthur C. Clarke Award","description":"\u003ch3\u003eAuthor:  Jean McKay, Laura \u003c\/h3\u003e\u003ch4\u003eFiction \u0026amp; related items\u003c\/h4\u003e\u003ch5\u003ePublished on 8 July 2021 by Scribe Publications in the United Kingdom.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePaperback | 304 pages\u003cbr\u003e130 x 201 x 23 | 250g\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/h5\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWINNER OF THE ARTHUR C. CLARKE AWARDA SUNDAY TIMES BOOK OF THE YEAROut on the road, no one speaks, everything talks.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHard-drinking, foul-mouthed grandma Jean has never been good at getting on with other humans, apart from her granddaughter, Kimberly. Instead, she surrounds herself with animals, working as a guide in an outback wildlife park.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThen, a strange pandemic begins sweeping the country, its chief symptom that its victims begin to understand the language of animals. Many infected people lose their minds, including Jean's son, Lee.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhen he takes off with Kimberly, Jean follows, with Sue the dingo riding shotgun. As they travel, they discover a stark, strange world in which the animal apocalypse has only further isolated people from other species.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Far From The Madding Crowd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43925282455811,"sku":"9781913348854","price":8.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0404\/3207\/4914\/files\/9781913348854_561aa81f-a43c-4d3c-a910-cbc00936a15c.jpg?v=1731405155","url":"https:\/\/www.maddingcrowdlinlithgow.com\/products\/9781913348854","provider":"Far From The Madding Crowd","version":"1.0","type":"link"}