{"product_id":"9780008223212","title":"The Female of the Species","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe first novel from the Orange Prize-winning author of We Need to Talk about Kevin is a compelling and provocative story of love and how we suffer for it.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eStill unattached and childless at fifty-nine, world-renowned anthropologist Gray Kaiser is seemingly invincible—and untouchable. Returning to make a documentary at the site of her first great triumph in Kenya, she is accompanied by her faithful middle-aged assistant, Errol McEchern, who has loved her for years in silence.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhen young graduate assistant Raphael Sarasola arrives on the scene, Gray is captivated and falls hopelessly in love—before an amazed Errol's eyes. As he follows their affair with jealous fascination, Errol watches helplessly from the sidelines as a proud and fierce woman is reduced to miserable dependence through miserable dependence.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eLionel Shriver, the Sunday Times bestselling author, once again proves her literary prowess with THE FEMALE OF THE SPECIES. The narrative, a top-notch fiction, delves into the complexities of love and the human condition, leaving readers in awe of her storytelling.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFor fans of Han Kang (We Do Not Part), Elizabeth Strout (Tell Me Everything), Salman Rushdie (Midnight's Children), Hernan Diaz (In the Distance), and Samantha Harvey (Orbital).\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Lionel Shriver, Read by Paul Birchard","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46889244491925,"sku":"9780008223212","price":39.49,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0484\/3175\/9509\/files\/9780008223212.jpg?v=1776888207","url":"https:\/\/harpercollins.com.au\/products\/9780008223212","provider":"HarperCollins AU","version":"1.0","type":"link"}