{"product_id":"helen-of-nowhere-9781804272206","title":"Helen of Nowhere","description":"\u003cp data-bb-audio=\"1\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eListen while you read.\u003c\/strong\u003e The audiobook is on Libro.fm, and part of every sale comes back to our shop. \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/bb-listen.thomasjohnjunk.workers.dev\/a\/9781804272206?s=product\"\u003eGet the audiobook\u003c\/a\u003e, and it opens the edition sold in your country.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn the middle of the countryside, a realtor is showing a disgraced professor around an idyllic house. She speaks not only about the home's many wonderful qualities but about its previous owner, the mystifying Helen, whose presence still seems to suffuse every fixture.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThrough hearing stories of Helen's chosen way of living, the man begins to see that his story is not actually over. He is being offered a chance to buy his way into the simple life, close to the land, that's always been out of reach to him. But as evening fades into black, he will learn that the asking price may be much higher, and stranger, than anticipated.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePhilosophically and formally adventurous, Helen of Nowhere asks: what must we give up in exchange for true happiness?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor: Makenna Goodman\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003ch4\u003eLonglisted for the Booker Prize 2026\u003c\/h4\u003e\u003ch5\u003ePublished on 29 Jan 2026 by Fitzcarraldo Editions.\u003c\/h5\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePaperback, 168 pages\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Makenna Goodman","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57312865190266,"sku":"9781804272206","price":12.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0373\/4125\/files\/9781804272206.jpg?v=1790527252","url":"https:\/\/belfastbooks.co.uk\/products\/helen-of-nowhere-9781804272206","provider":"Belfast Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}