{"product_id":"the-shadow-of-the-object-9781784746377","title":"The Shadow of the Object","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\/9781784746377?s=product\"\u003eGet the audiobook\u003c\/a\u003e, and it opens the edition sold in your country.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFlora is visiting home in Mexico when the family dog leaps up and bites her hand. She winds up in hospital where she undergoes several surgeries under anaesthesia and meets Wilhelmina, an elderly German woman with pneumonia, who collects pre-cinema toys and instruments.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe two of them embark on a series of dream-like conversations in the hospital corridors. Wilhelmina puts on a magic lantern show for Flora, leaving her spellbound. When things take an unexpected turn, Flora finds herself entrusted with an important mission.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eShe returns to London, where she resumes her job polishing silver at a jewellery shop, and strikes up a strange friendship with Wilhelmina's son, Max.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e'One of our boldest writers' Deborah Levy\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor: Chloe Aridjis\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003ch4\u003eLonglisted for the Booker Prize 2026\u003c\/h4\u003e\u003ch5\u003ePublished on 16 Apr 2026 by Chatto \u0026amp; Windus.\u003c\/h5\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHardback, 192 pages\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Chloe Aridjis","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57312865124730,"sku":"9781784746377","price":16.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0373\/4125\/files\/9781784746377.jpg?v=1790527244","url":"https:\/\/belfastbooks.co.uk\/products\/the-shadow-of-the-object-9781784746377","provider":"Belfast Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}