{"product_id":"the-lion-of-boazjachin-and-jachinboaz-9780241485712","title":"The Lion of BoazJachin and JachinBoaz","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e''A piece of invention as original as any of Tolkien''s or C.S. Lewis''s'' \u003ci\u003eNew Statesman\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e''I have gone to look for a lion.''\u003c\/i\u003e In a world where lions have become extinct, the map-maker Jachin-Boaz nevertheless abandons his wife and son to find one, leaving just this note. But his decision has unexpected consequences. He will be pursued by his son, Boaz-Jachin, and by something else: a tawny-skinned, amber-eyed beast from another place and time, a bringer of life and death.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e''Magic at work ... Funny as well as beautiful'' \u003ci\u003eIrish Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e''Hoban is unclassifiable, thank goodness. His narrative is so minutely and compellingly realistic that after a time you cease to notice that he has stood reality on its head'' \u003ci\u003eSunday Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMagic at work ... Funny as well as beautiful. * Irish Times *\u003cbr\u003eAmazingly, the mythology is sustained in totally modern terms, desolate, comic and urban. * Time Out *\u003cbr\u003eA piece of invention as original as any of Tolkien's or C.S. Lewis's. * New Statesman *\u003cbr\u003eWorth rejoicing in ... a banquet of whimsical delights. Each Russell Hoban book is surprising ... but you also know what you're getting, which is curiosity, wonder and a world-encompassing empathy. -- John Self * The Guardian *\u003cbr\u003eMr. Hoban is unclassifiable, thank goodness. His narrative is so minutely and compellingly realistic that after a time you cease to notice that he has stood reality on its head. * Sunday Times *","brand":"Penguin Books Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48733142745431,"sku":"9780241485712","price":9.49,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780241485712.jpg?v=1719999565","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/the-lion-of-boazjachin-and-jachinboaz-9780241485712","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}