{"product_id":"the-dream-house-9781770104891","title":"The Dream House","description":"\u003cp\u003eA farmhouse is being reproduced a dozen times, with slight variations, throughout a valley. Three small graves have been dug in the front garden, the middle one lying empty. A woman in a wheelchair sorts through boxes while her husband clambers around the old demolished buildings, wondering where the animals have gone. A young woman - called 'the barren one' behind her back - dreams of love, while an ageing headmaster contemplates the end of his life. At the entrance to the long dirt driveway, a car appears and pauses - pointed towards the house like a silver bullet, ticking with heat.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSo begins \u003cem\u003eThe Dream House\u003c\/em\u003e, Craig Higginson's riveting and unforgettable novel set in the Midlands of KwaZulu-Natal. Written with dark wit, a stark poetic style and extraordinary tenderness, this is a story about the state of a nation and a deep meditation on memory, ageing, meaning, family, love and loss.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis updated 2016 edition contains new content, with Craig Higginson exploring the background to \u003cem\u003eThe Dream House\u003c\/em\u003e, his varied experiences in a farmhouse in KwaZulu-Natal and the subsequent and poignant motivations for this moving novel.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Picador Africa\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 04\/01\/2016\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781770104891\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 258\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.65lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.00h x 5.25w x 0.58d","brand":"Craig Higginson","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52403463487669,"sku":"9781770104891","price":17.84,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/files\/img_1c1acbba-9294-44fa-a238-477812df4a2a.jpg?v=1774969316","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/the-dream-house-9781770104891","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}