{"product_id":"the-history-of-sound-9781800754805","title":"The History of Sound","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ch2\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSoon to be a major movie starring Paul Mescal and Josh O'Connor\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e''Exquisitely crafted, deeply imagined, exhilaratingly diverse, \u003cem\u003eThe History of Sound\u003c\/em\u003e places Ben Shattuck firmly among the very finest of our storytellers'' - Geraldine Brooks, \u003cem\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/em\u003e bestselling author of \u003cem\u003eHorse\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn twelve luminous stories set across three centuries, \u003cem\u003eThe History of Sound\u003c\/em\u003e examines the unexpected ways the past returns to us and how love and loss are entwined and transformed over generations. In Ben Shattuck''s ingenious collection, each story has a companion story, which contains a revelation about the previous, paired story. Mysteries and murders are revealed, history is refracted, and deep emotional connections are woven through characters and families.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe haunting title story recalls the journey of two men who meet around a piano in a smoky, dim bar, only to spend a summer walking the Maine woods collecting\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Swift Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50470069993815,"sku":"9781800754805","price":999.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781800754805.jpg?v=1744897308","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/the-history-of-sound-9781800754805","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}