{"product_id":"9780393540918","title":"Reality and Other Stories","description":"\u003cp\u003eIn 2017, inspired in part by Henry James' \u003cem\u003eThe Turn of the Screw\u003c\/em\u003e, the acclaimed English novelist John Lanchester published a ghost story in \u003cem\u003eThe New Yorker\u003c\/em\u003e. \"Signal,\" an eerie story of contemporary life and the perils of technology, was a sensation among readers-and since then Lanchester has written several more.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eReality and Other Stories\u003c\/em\u003e gathers the best of these, taking readers to an uncanny world familiar to fans of \u003cem\u003eThe Twilight Zone\u003c\/em\u003e or \u003cem\u003eBlack Mirror\u003c\/em\u003e. Household gizmos with a mind of their own. Mysterious cell-phone calls from unknown numbers. Reality TV shows and the creeping suspicion that none of this is real.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eReality and Other Stories\u003c\/em\u003e is a book of disquiet that captures the severe disconnection and distraction of our time.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"The Bookmonger","offers":[{"title":"Hardback","offer_id":59577423790414,"sku":"9780393540918","price":21.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0874\/5795\/6174\/files\/9780393540918.jpg?v=1781871525","url":"https:\/\/thebookmongerbearsden.co.uk\/products\/9780393540918","provider":"The Bookmonger","version":"1.0","type":"link"}