{"product_id":"9781786332356","title":"When the Lights go out","description":"\u003cp\u003eGlobal temperatures are rising.\u003cbr\u003e\nThe climate of the Abrams' marriage is cooling.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eEmma is beginning to wonder whether relationships, like mortgages, should be conducted in five-year increments. She might laugh if Chris had bought a motorbike or started dyeing his hair. Instead he's buying off-label medicines and stockpiling food.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eChris finds Emma's relentless optimism exasperating. A tot of dread, a nip of horror, a shot of anger - he isn't asking much. If she would only join him in a measure of something.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThe family's precarious eco-system is further disrupted by torrential rains, power cuts and the unexpected arrival of Chris's mother. Emma longs to lower a rope and winch Chris from the pit of his worries. But he doesn't want to be rescued or reassured - he wants to pull her in after him.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eDarkly funny and beautifully written, When the Lights Go Out is a novel for our times: a story about cultivating hope and weathering change.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Penguin Randomhouse SA","offers":[{"title":"Trade paperback","offer_id":32244800389231,"sku":"9781786332356","price":310.0,"currency_code":"ZAR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0268\/2916\/0559\/files\/9781786332356_2ee5595b-bba0-423d-a575-997b9a35de5b.jpg?v=1749686389","url":"https:\/\/www.thebookkeepershop.co.za\/products\/9781786332356","provider":"The Book Keeper Shop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}