{"product_id":"instructions-for-the-working-day-9781914148248","title":"Instructions for the Working Day","description":"\u003cp\u003e'I love how this seemingly quiet novel is also one of extremes: funny and tragic, captivating and disturbing. Joanna Campbell has written a mind-bending and enigmatic story that blurs the lines between thought and reality' -- Claire Fuller, author of Costa prize-winning \u003ci\u003eUnsettled Ground\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e'You go too far, my friend. You are near dangerous ground.'\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Neil Fischer owns a village. Having inherited his father's former hometown of Marschwald in East Germany, left to deteriorate since the fall of the Berlin Wall, Neil faces the task of deciphering his demanding father's last wish and restoring the derelict village to its former glory. But when he travels to Marschwald with plans to renovate and revive it, he is met with hostility, mistrust and underlying menace. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHis only friend in Marschwald is Silke, who is coming to terms with her traumatic experiences during the Cold War and has recently uncovered a shocking truth, concealed from her for years by her controlling brother. As tensions rise, a series of surreal encounters force Neil to contend with his own troubled past - but in his present, all signs point to danger.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=AUTH-12041771\"\u003eJoanna Campbell\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Fairlight Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/05\/2023\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 256\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.51lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.82h x 5.13w x 0.83d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781914148248\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN10:\u003c\/b\u003e 191414824X\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBISAC Categories:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-FIC\"\u003eFiction\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-FIC019000\"\u003eLiterary\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-FIC\"\u003eFiction\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-FIC014000\"\u003eHistorical | General\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-FIC\"\u003eFiction\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-FIC025000\"\u003ePsychological\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eJoanna Campbell \u003c\/b\u003estudied German at university and as a student spent time living in West Germany. She has worked as a teacher of both German and English, and now writes full-time. Her debut novel \u003ci\u003eTying Down the Lion\u003c\/i\u003e was published in 2015, and her short story collection \u003ci\u003eWhen Planets Slip Their Tracks\u003c\/i\u003e (2016) was shortlisted for the Edge Hill Prize. Her short stories have been published in anthologies and literary magazines, and have won several awards, including the London Short Story Prize. Her novella \u003ci\u003eSybilla\u003c\/i\u003e won the 2021 National Flash Fiction Day Novella-in-Flash Award.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Fairlight Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44583996162285,"sku":"9781914148248","price":16.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0550\/8097\/6621\/products\/img_80b19f8e-cf41-415c-8c5f-5b9bea56c441.jpg?v=1702133842","url":"https:\/\/sureshotbooks.com\/products\/instructions-for-the-working-day-9781914148248","provider":"SureShot Books Publishing LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}