{"product_id":"9780008203788","title":"The Less You Know The Sounder You Sleep","description":"\u003ch2\u003e‘Do yourself a favour and read this wonderful book’\u003cem\u003e Scotsman\u003c\/em\u003e\n\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003cp\u003e\n          \u003cstrong\u003eBased on the true story of conjoined Russian twins, Masha and Dasha Krivoshlyapova, \u003cem\u003eThe Less You Know the Sounder You Sleep\u003c\/em\u003e is a tale of survival and self-determination, innocence and lies.\u003c\/strong\u003e\n        \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eNo one expects Dasha and Masha to live beyond childhood. Not the Soviet scientists who study them, the other ‘defective’ children who bully them, or the ‘healthies’ from whom the twins must be locked away.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBut they don’t know Masha like her sister does. While Dasha is gentle and quiet and fears everything, her twin is fearless and irrepressible and determined they will survive. Whatever the cost.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThrough the seismic shifts of Stalin’s communism to the beginnings of Putin’s democracy, the sisters strive to be more than just ‘the together twins’, finding hope – and love – in the unlikeliest of places.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBut strength can come in many different forms and if Dasha is to live more than half a life she must find the courage to emerge from her sister’s shadow.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn this historical and biographical masterpiece, Butler weaves a tale that is as much about the strength of family bonds as it is about the struggle for survival. The twins journey from being mere subjects of scientific study to becoming symbols of resilience and self-determination is a testament to the power of the human spirit.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFor fans of Celeste Ng (Everything I Never Told You), Kate Elizabeth Russell (My Dark Vanessa), Jacqueline Woodson (Red at the Bone), Francine Toon (Pine), and Joanna Cannon (The Trouble with Goats and Sheep).\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Juliet Butler, Read by Juliet Butler","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46889027633301,"sku":"9780008203788","price":39.49,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0484\/3175\/9509\/files\/9780008203788.jpg?v=1776888564","url":"https:\/\/harpercollins.com.au\/products\/9780008203788","provider":"HarperCollins AU","version":"1.0","type":"link"}