{"product_id":"punishment-9781529345698","title":"Punishment","description":"A young lawyer puts aside her sense of justice to succeed at her new firm. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e A man who values silence is driven to murder by his noisy neighbours. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e A cheated wife seeks revenge. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e How do you decide what punishment fits the crime? \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Our narrator is a man you'd never want to meet unless you really needed him. A nameless criminal defence lawyer, he coolly narrates the fate of twelve characters who cross his path. In spare, gripping prose, he tells their stories, uncovering the loneliness and alienation, desire and desperation which drive their choices and shape the consequences they face. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Drawn from Ferdinand von Schirach's eminent career as a criminal defence lawyer, Punishment masterfully treads the line between fiction and truth, each meticulously crafted story crackling with white-knuckle suspense and vivid characters who stay with you long after the final page.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Baskerville Publishers\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 08\/29\/2023\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781529345698\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 224\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.35lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.72h x 5.04w x 0.63d","brand":"Ferdinand Von Schirach","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43180627132597,"sku":"9781529345698","price":15.29,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/files\/img_377b5485-91fa-437d-84fa-4ca31911b76a.jpg?v=1697517181","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/punishment-9781529345698","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}