{"product_id":"alice-and-the-fly-9781444790092","title":"Alice and the Fly","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e''Powerful'' \u003ci\u003eCloser\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e''A darkly quirky story of love, obsession and fear . . . a beautiful story hung around the enchanting and heartbreaking voice of teenager Greg'' Anna James\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eMiss Hayes has a new theory. She thinks my condition''s caused by some traumatic incident from my past I keep deep-rooted in my mind. As soon as I come clean I''ll flood out all these tears and it''ll all be ok and I won''t be scared of \u003cb\u003eThem\u003c\/b\u003e anymore.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe truth is I can''t think of any single traumatic childhood incident to tell her. I mean, there are plenty of bad memories - Herb''s death, or the time I bit the hole in my tongue, or Finners Island, out on the boat with Sarah - but none of these are what caused the phobia. I''ve always had it. It''s \u003cb\u003eThem\u003c\/b\u003e.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eI''m just scared of \u003cb\u003eThem\u003c\/b\u003e. It''s that simple.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFor fans of Sarah Winman, Junot Diaz and Maria Semple, \u003ci\u003eAlice and the Fly\u003c\/i\u003e is an unforgettable book about ph\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eOne of the most stunning debuts I've read in a long time. The talent behind it is huge. -- Helen Walsh, author of \u003ci\u003eThe Lemon Grove \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e'Alice and the Fly\u003c\/i\u003e is a darkly quirky story of love, obsession and fear. A disconcerting but beautiful story hung around the enchanting and heartbreaking voice of teenager Greg.' -- Anna James, \u003ci\u003eThe Bookseller\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Hodder \u0026 Stoughton","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49408403308887,"sku":"9781444790092","price":9.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781444790092.jpg?v=1730502778","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/alice-and-the-fly-9781444790092","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}