{"product_id":"porcupines","title":"Porcupines","description":"\r\n\t\t\r\n\t\t\r\n\t\t\u003cstyle type=\"text\/css\"\u003e.cs3388614{text-align:left;margin:0pt 0pt 10pt 0pt;line-height:1.15;text-indent:0pt} .cs95B300B{11pt;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-style:normal;Calibri;}\u003c\/style\u003e\r\n\t\r\n\t\u003cp class=\"cs3388614\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"cs95B300B\"\u003ePorcupines by Fran Fabriczki is a sharp, tender contemporary fiction novel about a mother and daughter trying to make a life in early 2000s Los Angeles while the past keeps tugging at the seams. Funny in places, quietly devastating in others, it’s the kind of family story that sneaks up on you.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp class=\"cs3388614\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"cs95B300B\"\u003e\u003co:p\u003e \u003c\/o:p\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp class=\"cs3388614\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"cs95B300B\"\u003eSonia is raising ten-year-old Mila in the sleepy LA suburbs, keeping her head down with a string of questionable side-hustles, a talent for avoidance, and birthday cakes with a little too much rum. Mila, stuck in the social minefield of school and after-school activities, wants answers—about her absent father, her mother’s childhood, and why Sonia seems allergic to being known.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp class=\"cs3388614\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"cs95B300B\"\u003e\u003co:p\u003e \u003c\/o:p\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp class=\"cs3388614\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"cs95B300B\"\u003eAs Mila engineers a road trip from LA to San Francisco, Porcupines moves between Budapest, Washington DC and California, exploring migration, identity, and mother–daughter bonds.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp class=\"cs3388614\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"cs95B300B\"\u003e\u003co:p\u003e \u003c\/o:p\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp class=\"cs3388614\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"cs95B300B\"\u003ePerfect for readers who love literary fiction with humour, diaspora stories, and messy, lovable characters. Add it to your basket and let it surprise you.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Dear Village","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52819250610452,"sku":"9780241741689","price":34.99,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0679\/6460\/0596\/files\/9780241741689_1.jpg?v=1784525949","url":"https:\/\/dearvillage.com.au\/products\/porcupines","provider":"Dear Village","version":"1.0","type":"link"}