{"product_id":"being-9780141319100","title":"Being","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eSixteen-year-old Robert lies anaesthetized. A routine operation has just gone wrong.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e''What the hell is that?''\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e''That, Mr Ryan, is the inside of this boy.''\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e''Christ . . . It looks like some kind of plastic.''\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAs Robert slowly wakes, he can hear, he can feel, but he can''t scream. The operation isn''t over. But life, as Robert knows it, is.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eRobert goes on the run, terrified and desperate for answers. But what if the answers are too terrifying to face?\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis is Kevin Brooks at his very best  powerful, intense, page-turning reading for teenage readers and beyond.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA subtle, spooky, headlong dash through the dark edges of romantic science fiction, a genre Kevin Brooks – with his usual delight in flouting convention – appears to have invented -- Meg Rosoff, author of * How I Live Now *\u003cbr\u003eViolently enjoyable * The Times *\u003cbr\u003eOriginal in its premise and captivating in its delivery. A gripping read * Big Issue *\u003cbr\u003eSharp and precise . . . a meditation on the nature of humanity * Sunday Times *\u003cbr\u003eAn exciting on-the-run thriller . . . you'll be gripped * Flipside *","brand":"Tbs-Penguin Random House Wholesale","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51017575235927,"sku":"9780141319100","price":10.44,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780141319100.jpg?v=1750773996","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/being-9780141319100","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}