{"product_id":"the-dogs-of-littlefield-9780241962664","title":"The Dogs of Littlefield","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eLonglisted for the Baileys Women''s Prize for Fiction 2014\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eLittlefield, Massachusetts: home to psychologists, college professors and their over-achieving children, and recently lauded as one of the Ten Best Places to Live in America. If happiness had a home it would be here.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThen the first dog is poisoned. At first, there is shock and disbelief: who would commit such a cruel act - and why? As more dogs die, residents notice other signs that something''s not right in their home: the appearance of menacing grafitti, the persistent triggering of fire alarms at the middle school and the haunted looks neighbours begin exchanging.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFor the Downings, Margaret, Bill and daughter Julia, Littlefield''s gathering darkness hints at flaws in their own lives. What is wrong? What can save them?\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e''Well-observed shrewd satire . . . sharp, funny and painful. Berne takes the domestic and turns it into the majestic''  \u003ci\u003eSunday Telegraph\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBerne takes the domestic and turns it into the majestic * Sunday Telegraph *\u003cbr\u003eA very well-written novel: clean, delicate, both devastating and funny in its well-chosen detail . . . it's insightful, too, with a clearly original mind behind it. Highly recommended * Daily Mail *\u003cbr\u003eAs astute in her observations of contemporary culture as she is in capturing the minutiae of longing, disappointment and loss * Sunday Times *\u003cbr\u003eFans of Anne Tyler and Alison Lurie will enjoy this peek behind the white picket fences * The Times *\u003cbr\u003eThis funny novels explores the flaws of a perfect neighbourhood with a bizarre killer on the loose * Psychologies *\u003cbr\u003eA compelling novel that examines life, love and loss with a cynical but insightful world view. Original and brilliant * Sunday Mirror *","brand":"Penguin Books Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51017706078551,"sku":"9780241962664","price":14.39,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780241962664.jpg?v=1750774398","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/the-dogs-of-littlefield-9780241962664","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}