{"product_id":"the-returnus","title":"The Returnus","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\"\u003eIn **The Returnus by** (author not provided), four ancient statues sneak out of a museum after dark, determined to return to the empire they were stolen from centuries ago—only to find a world that feels unfamiliar, fragile and sharply modern. This is a **comic adventure** with a satirical bite, told with the odd scrap of dodgy Latin and a surprising amount of tenderness.\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\"\u003eDisguised in human clothes and hampered by fading memories, the statues stumble through streets, systems and social rules they don’t understand, searching for a way “home” and questioning what that word even means now. Along the way, **identity**, belonging and cultural loss quietly rise to the surface beneath the laughs.\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 enjoy **satire with heart**, offbeat **contemporary fiction**, and stories about **home and displacement**—especially if you like smart humour that doesn’t talk down to 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\"\u003eTake The Returnus home and join the journey.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Dear Village","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52251325792532,"sku":"9781763571860","price":26.99,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0679\/6460\/0596\/files\/9781763571860_1.jpg?v=1773986853","url":"https:\/\/dearvillage.com.au\/products\/the-returnus","provider":"Dear Village","version":"1.0","type":"link"}