{"product_id":"carry-me-down","title":"Carry Me Down","description":"\u003cp\u003eJohn Egan is a misfit -- \"a twelve year old in the body of a grown man with the voice of a giant\" -- who diligently keeps a \"log of lies.\" John's been able to detect lies for as long as he can remember, it's a source of power but also great consternation for a boy so young. With an obsession for the \u003ci\u003eGuinness Book of Records\u003c\/i\u003e, a keenly inquisitive mind, and a kind of faith, John remains hopeful despite the unfavorable cards life deals him.\u003cbr\u003e This is one year in a boy's life. On the cusp of adolescence, from his changing voice and body, through to his parents' difficult travails and the near collapse of his sanity, John is like a tuning fork sensitive to the vibrations within himself and the trouble that this creates for he and his family.\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eCarry Me Down\u003c\/i\u003e is a restrained, emotionally taut, and sometimes outrageously funny portrait whose drama drives toward, but narrowly averts, an unthinkable disaster.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv class=\"sb-details\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFormat:\u003c\/strong\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePublished:\u003c\/strong\u003e 2007\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 334\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/strong\u003e Canongate\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eISBN:\u003c\/strong\u003e 9781841958781\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Canongate","offers":[{"title":"Standard Secondhand — £2.63","offer_id":47917543882929,"sku":"SB-1841958786-C3","price":2.63,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0618\/2669\/5345\/files\/1841958786.jpg?v=1789216187","url":"https:\/\/sellbooks.co.uk\/products\/carry-me-down","provider":"Sell Books .co.uk","version":"1.0","type":"link"}