{"product_id":"animal-people","title":"Animal People","description":"\r\n\t\t\r\n\t\t\r\n\t\t\u003cstyle type=\"text\/css\"\u003e.cs97DFFCB{12pt;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-style:normal;Times New Roman;} .cs3270F94{margin:0pt 0pt 0pt 0pt;text-align:left;text-indent:0pt}\u003c\/style\u003e\r\n\t\r\n\t\u003cp class=\"cs3270F94\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"cs97DFFCB\"\u003eWINNER, NSW Premier's Literary Awards - People's Choice Award SHORTLISTED, NSW Premier's Literary Awards - Christina Stead Prize SHORTLISTED, Nita B. Kibble Award LONGLISTED, Miles Franklin Literary Award Acclaimed novelist Charlotte Wood takes a character from her bestselling book, The Children, and turns her unflinching gaze on him and his world in Animal People. Set in Sydney over a single day, Animal People traces a watershed day in the life of Stephen-aimless, unhappy, unfulfilled-and without a clue as to how to make his life better. His dead-end job, his demanding family, his oppressive feelings for Fiona and the pitiless city itself . . . the great weight of it all threatens to come crashing down on him. The day will bring untold surprises and disasters, but will also show him-perhaps too late-that only love can set him free. Sharply observed, hilarious, tender and heartbreaking, Animal People is a portrait of urban life, a meditation on the conflicted nature of human-animal relationships, and a masterpiece of storytelling. 'Consistently inventive and tightly crafted' - Sydney Morning Herald 'A compelling and ultimately moving novel that cements Wood's place as one of the most intelligent and compassionate novelists in Australia.' - The Age\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Beaumaris Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42536636416080,"sku":"9781761473302","price":22.49,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0211\/2428\/files\/9781761473302_1.jpg?v=1781502672","url":"https:\/\/beaumarisbooks.com.au\/products\/animal-people","provider":"Beaumaris Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}